Denmark announces one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets, while the rest of the EU looks away

Governments across the continent have attacked green rules with increasing ferocity - all while professing their commitment to existing climate targets

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To little fanfare and few international headlines, Denmark just announced one of the world's most ambitious climate targets.

The unusually wind-powered and cycle-friendly Nordic nation - whose ruling Social Democrats suffered a setback in elections on Tuesday - promised on Monday to cut planet-heating pollution by at least 82% by 2035 from 1990 levels. The goal inches past the UK's landmark 81% target for that year and races ahead of the EU's rather wide goal of 66.3% to 72.5%.