The EU’s biggest oil producer has decided to call it quits. The Danish parliament voted this month to stop issuing new leases and end oil production by 2050, making Denmark the first major-oil producing country in the world to decide to phase out production. Today on our weekly look at climate change solutions, The World host Carol Hills speaks to Danish climate minister Dan Jørgensen about the plan.
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