Fredericia Kommune has set ambitious climate targets with a 70% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2030 and CO2-neutrality by 2050. As a member of the DK2020 network, the municipality follows in the footsteps of the most climate-ambitious cities internationally and will locally contribute to fulfilling the Paris Agreement targets. With its central location as a motorway and railway junction and its role as home to major energy and industrial companies, Fredericia faces particular challenges but also unique opportunities in the green transition. The municipality's total CO2 emissions in 2017 amounted to 744,000 tonnes, corresponding to 23% from electricity and heat supply, 19% from transport, 3% from agriculture, 52% from industry and 2% from waste and wastewater. The dominant industrial sector, with companies such as Shell Raffinaderiet, Skærbækværket and Carlsberg, thus accounts for more than half of the challenge. At the same time, Fredericia's position as a transport hub, where 80,000 cars pass Lillebæltsbro daily, creates significant emissions from through-traffic. What distinguishes Fredericia from other Danish municipalities is the combination of heavy industry, intensive freight transport and the geographic constraint of being Jutland's smallest municipality by area. While other municipalities can establish large wind farm parks, Fredericia must find other paths to the green transition. On the other hand, the municipality has unique assets in the form of existing energy infrastructure, a well-developed district heating network through TVIS and a strong business environment within energy and transport. The most decisive planned measures include the establishment of the HySynergy PtX plant - a hydrogen factory at Shell Raffinaderiet in collaboration with Everfuel, which is to produce green hydrogen and significantly reduce CO2 emissions. The phase-out of fossil fuels in TVIS district heating and the target of 20% of cars running on electricity or other renewable energy by 2030 are also central elements. The municipality also aims to become CO2-neutral as an enterprise as early as 2030 and serve as a role model for the rest of society. However, there are still significant challenges. Although the planned measures can bring the municipality close to the 2030 target, by 2050 there will still be a shortfall of approximately 225,000 tonnes of CO2, primarily from energy-intensive industry, air and maritime traffic and non-energy-related emissions. Technologies such as Carbon Capture and Utilization at Skærbækværket and large-scale PtX plants will be necessary but require further maturation and demonstration projects. Citizen and business engagement takes place through initiatives such as Det grønne Rum and the planned Det grønne Hus - a science centre for sustainable development. The Energy and Climate Forum brings together local businesses in partnerships on concrete climate solutions, while the Sustainable Generation project involves children and young people in learning about climate challenges. The municipality recognises that the targets can only be reached through close collaboration between municipality, citizens and businesses - an approach reflected throughout the plan's focus on community and the power to act.

Source: Klimaplan 2020 (2020)