Strong Goals Make For Strong Possibilities

It's no secret that America has fallen behind in the movement to lower human impacts on the environment - particularly global warming. Well, we aren't going to be catching up anytime soon unless we implement bold plans such as Denmark is doing. Treehugger.com reports that the Danes have set some lofty goals for themselves over the next 8 years. By 2020, 35% of energy production will come from renewables, carbon emissions will be brought down to 34% below 1990 levels, more money will be allocated to clean energy development, and all buildings will be free of oil and gas heaters.

As part of the "green-thinking" Scandinavian region, the Danish government continues to keep the bar high.They recognize the threat, they believe the science and understand the facts, and they are making the necessary adjustments to how they power their daily lives. When I was in Copenhagen last year, I marveled at the amount of wind energy and green architecture among the new developments. While I know - and we should all recognize no government is - that they are not perfect in their goals, or implementation of goals, the Scandinavians are doing their overall best to become better stewards of the environment and lessen human impact. America and the rest of the world should take note of such bold steps and follow suit.