Klimarådet

What Klimarådet does

Klimarådet (The Danish Council on Climate Change) is an independent statutory expert body established under the Danish Climate Act (Klimaloven) of June 2020. It advises the Danish government and Folketinget (Parliament) on cost-effective climate policy pathways toward Denmark's national targets of 50-54% GHG reduction by 2025 (vs 1990), 70% by 2030, climate neutrality by 2050, and a 2035 target under study (80/85/90%). The body is operationally hosted by the Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities) and funded through the Danish state budget, with no commercial revenue, equity investors, or stock-exchange listing.

Its core deliverable is the annual Statusrapport (Status Report), which assesses whether government policy "anskueliggør" (demonstrates) that statutory climate targets will be met. Supporting products include the Virkemiddelkatalog — a curated, semi-annually updated catalog of 90 policy recommendations tagged by sector (Transport, Energi/industri/varme, Landbrug og arealanvendelse, Affald, Tværgående), adoption status, and impact; thematic Analyser (e.g., aviation impact, public attitudes, 2035 target pathways); an Indikatorer implementation-tracking dashboard; formal Høringssvar (consultation responses); and the Klimadialogforum stakeholder dialogue channel. The underlying methodology is sector-by-sector modeling layered on Energistyrelsen's fremskrivning (projection) baseline, with proprietary additions covering cross-sector interconnection and EU compliance tracking (Fit for 55, ETS, LULUCF, energy savings obligations).

The business model is entirely state-funded: Klimarådet does not charge for any of its analyses, status reports, the virkemiddelkatalog, or policy advice, and all publications are freely accessible on klimaraadet.dk. Distribution relies on owned digital channels (website, LinkedIn, Ritzau news wire) plus event participation at Folkemødet on Bornholm and direct advisory delivery to ministries and parliament. The customer base is concentrated on a single statutory buyer (the Danish government and Parliament), with a secondary public audience of journalists, NGOs, and citizens.

Name

Klimarådet

Legal name

Klimarådet

Website

https://klimaraadet.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Klimarådet is an independent statutory expert body that advises the Danish government and Parliament on cost-effective climate policy, annually assessing whether government action will deliver Denmark's 70%-by-2030 emission reduction target and maintaining a public catalog of 90+ policy recommendations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Climate Policy Advisory

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Climate policy advisory
• Government climate assessment
• Emissions reduction analysis
• Climate target evaluation
• Public policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Köpenhamn

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. State appropriation (off-budget grant via Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet): Klimarådet is an independent expert body established under the Danish Climate Act (klimaloven) and operationally hosted by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities (Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet). It is funded through the Danish state budget, not via commercial sales. The ministry also operates the joint whistleblower scheme covering Klimarådet and several other agencies.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Klimarådet (The Danish Council on Climate Change) is an independent expert body that produces annual and thematic climate-policy analyses advising the Danish government and Folketinget on meeting the country's 70% GHG reduction target by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Its core offerings are the annual Statusrapport (assessment of whether government policy delivers climate targets) and the Virkemiddelkatalog (a searchable catalog of approximately 90 recommended policy instruments across agriculture, transport, energy/industry/heat, waste, and cross-sectoral areas).

Product overview

Klimarådet (the Danish Council on Climate Change) is an independent expert body advising the Danish government on transitioning to a low-carbon society. Its offering is a portfolio of analytical and advisory publications — anchored by the Statusrapport (annual status report) series and the Virkemiddelkatalog (a searchable toolbox of approximately 90 climate-policy instrument recommendations across sectors). Supporting modules include the Indikatorer (implementation indicators) dashboard, the interactive 'Sektorerne i Danmark hænger sammen' (sectors-are-interconnected) diagram, the Klimadialogforum stakeholder forum, formal Høringssvar (consultation responses), and the Whistleblowerordning governance channel. The Virkemiddelkatalog is the core product, while the Indikatorer dashboard and interactive sector diagram are add-on modules that operationalize Klimarådet's analyses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virkemiddelkatalog (Toolbox of Climate Policy Measures) A searchable, filterable catalog of approximately 90 climate-policy instrument recommendations (virkemidler) made by Klimarådet, organized by sector — Transport, Energi/industri/varme, Landbrug og arealanvendelse, Affald, and Tværgående (cross-sectoral). Each recommendation is tagged by status (gældende, gældende med modifikationer, ikke længere gældende, fulgt) and adoption level (ja, delvist, nej). Updated twice yearly. Used by the Danish government, Folketinget, journalists and the public to track the status of recommended climate measures.
• Statusrapport (Annual Status Report) Yearly assessment mandated by the Danish Climate Act (Klimaloven) evaluating whether the government's climate efforts demonstrate (anskueliggør) that Denmark's 70% GHG reduction target by 2030, climate-neutrality-by-2050 target, and the new 2035 target will be met. The Statusrapport also assesses Denmark's compliance with EU climate obligations and global climate action. Most recent edition: Statusrapport 2026 (26 February 2026).
• Analyser (Topic Analyses) Thematic analyses on specific climate topics — including renewable-energy pathways, Denmark's 2035 climate targets, global climate impact, and Danish public attitudes toward climate measures — that form the analytical basis for Klimarådet's policy recommendations.
• Indikatorer (Climate Implementation Indicators) Dashboard of indicators tracking implementation of Danish climate policy, including lowland-soil rewetting (lavbundsjorder), electric-vehicle uptake, oil-consumption trends, and sector-level GHG emissions data.
• Sektorerne i Danmark hænger sammen (Sectors Are Interconnected — Interactive Model) Interactive diagram mapping how the Danish economy's sectors (Fossil brændselsproduktion, Skov, Landbrug, Grøn brændselsproduktion, El og fjernvarme, Industri, Bygninger, Produkter, Transport, Forbrug, Affald) interact with each other through energy products and other goods, situating climate, nature and the surrounding environment as the foundation of economic activity.
• Klimadialogforum (Climate Dialogue Forum) Forum convened by Klimarådet for stakeholder dialogue on Danish climate policy, producing collective comments submitted to the Council (e.g., Klimadialogforums kommentarer til Statusrapport 2021).
• Høringssvar (Consultation Responses) Formal consultation responses (høringssvar) submitted by Klimarådet to legislative and regulatory drafts (e.g., assumptions for Klimastatus og -fremskrivning, executive orders on energy efficiency).

Quantifiable outcome

• 90 policy recommendations maintained in the public virkemiddelkatalog (toolbox).
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet (Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities)flagshipOthersEstablished the joint whistleblower scheme (whistleblowerordning) effective 1 November 2020 across the department, Energistyrelsen, Styrelsen for Dataforsyning og Effektivisering, Geodatastyrelsen, DMI, Forsyningstilsynet and Klimarådet. The ministry is also the operational host of Klimarådet's secretariat and the recipient of its annual Statusrapport and høringssvar.
• Joint European climate councils (Flere klimaråd i fælles appel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn 15 June 2026 Klimarådet joined a joint appeal with multiple European climate councils warning that the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) must not be diluted. The collaboration positions Klimarådet within the wider European climate advisory community.
• Det Europæiske Klimaråd (European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlimarådet aligns with and references recommendations from the European Climate Advisory Board in its analyses on integrating permanent carbon removal credits into the EU ETS, including the proposal to set specific limits on the quantity of EU credits in the system.
• Dansk AffaldsforeningminorOthersCited by Klimarådet as a source in its waste-sector analysis on plastic packaging recycling; Dansk Affaldsforening's 2019 report "CO2-neutral affalds-energi 2030" was used to estimate that a targeted effort can reduce incinerated plastic by ~65% by 2030.
• Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)coreOthersEnergistyrelsen's fremskrivning (projection) and Basisfremskrivning reports form the baseline data that Klimarådet uses in its annual status assessments. Klimarådet also uses Energistyrelsen's Virkemiddelkatalog 2013 as a reference for socio-economic cost estimates (e.g. ~1,000 DKK/tonne CO2e for plastic sorting).
• Klimadialogforum (Climate Dialogue Forum)coreOthersKlimadialogforum is a stakeholder dialogue forum hosted by Klimarådet that provides joint comments on the annual Statusrapport and supports public climate-policy engagement.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Klimarisikoutvalget (Norwegian Climate Risk Commission): Norwegian expert commission assessing climate risks and policy options; comparable Nordic peer with assessment mandate, though narrower in remit than Klimarådet's full Statusrapport function.

Direct peers

• Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen (SRU): Germany's independent environmental advisory council producing special reports and assessments on environmental policy; comparable in statutory independence and policy assessment role, though broader than climate only.
• UK Climate Change Committee (CCC): Statutory independent climate advisory body advising the UK government on carbon budgets and climate targets; the closest international analogue to Klimarådet's mandate, methodology, and sectoral assessment approach.
• Klimatpolitiska rådet (Swedish Climate Policy Council): Sweden's independent climate policy council that annually evaluates whether Swedish climate policy is in line with national targets; nearest Nordic peer with very similar mandate and Statusrapport-like annual assessment.
• Finnish Climate Change Panel: Finnish independent climate panel supporting parliament and government with expert assessments; similar Nordic model of an independent climate advisory body producing analyses and recommendations.
• Wetenschappelijke Klimaatraad (Netherlands Scientific Climate Council): Independent Dutch climate council advising the government on climate policy; directly comparable European peer with statutory mandate and annual assessment role.
• European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change: EU-level independent scientific advisory body providing recommendations on EU climate policy; Klimarådet explicitly aligns with this body on topics like EU ETS carbon removal credits.
• Haut Conseil pour le climat (HCC): France's independent climate advisory body producing annual reports on French climate policy alignment with national targets; directly comparable to Klimarådet's Statusrapport function and virkemiddelkatalog approach.

Broad incumbents

• IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change): Global scientific body assessing climate science; the upstream scientific authority whose findings Klimarådet and other national climate councils translate into country-specific policy recommendations.
• European Environment Agency (EEA): EU agency providing independent information on the environment including climate indicators and assessments; a broader incumbent that produces much of the baseline data (analogous to Energistyrelsen's role) that national councils like Klimarådet build upon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klimar%C3%A5det
• Xx.com/klimaraadet

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Profiles3 records

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