Will use half of development aid on climate

through the recent years there has been increasing focus on the climate of the population, and the Danish people's Party is now ready with a comprehensive poli

Ann McDonald
Ann McDonald
14 September 2019 Saturday 10:00
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Will use half of development aid on climate

through the recent years there has been increasing focus on the climate of the population, and the Danish people's Party is now ready with a comprehensive policy in this area.

Klimaordfører Morten Messerschmidt explains to the DR that the Danish people's Party after the election in June has found it necessary to have a sharper climate agenda. By the choice went DF from 37 to 16 seats in the Parliament.

the Danish people's Party proposes, among several actions, that half of the ulandsbistanden in the future will be earmarked klimaformål. It counts the actions in the countries hardest hit by climate change.

In 2019 Denmark's development assistance of 16.6 billion dollars.

- climate policy hangs of course together with the development policy. We hear a lot about that if we do not get handled the problems, then there will be climate refugees.

- we would really like to avoid, so it is important that we also adapt our policy to the threats that might be in the future, " says Morten Messerschmidt to DR.

danchurchaid and Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke praises the Danish people's Party to join the climate cause.

the Proposal to use of development aid is, however, according to Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke a wrong way to go. General secretary Tim Whyte said to the DR that the money should go to education and combating diseases.

the Government and støttepartierne the SF, The Radical and Enhedslisten have agreed on a target to cut CO2 emissions by 70 percent by 2030 compared with 1990.

the Danish people's Party is not certain that it is realistic, but Morten Messerschmidt will not deny, that the party will be able to go with in a klimalov with the government.

Messerschmidt, call it essential, how to get there.

the Party will not be to settle the Danish agriculture in order to achieve the goal.

Updated: 14.09.2019 10:00