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Many of the official reports on climate change are published on line and most can be found in English. Text is carefully and well written to be informative and accessible and with good use of graphics and tables of data it is possible to find the latest research and the most recent proposals for mitigation.

Making these proposals for policy available and open for at least some discussion is an important way to maintain the confidence and the support of the general public.

Denmark's National Communication was published in January 2018 by the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate and includes data on Greenland and The Faroe Islands. It includes assessments on financial resources and sections on research, systematic climate observation as well as education, training and public awareness. There are important summaries of policies and data from 1990 onwards to see where progress has been made and this data is detailed including tables on the sale of heat pumps and support for biogas; the effect of new building regulations; explanations on data modelling; assessments of the development of wind farms in the future and assessments of a reduction in demand for energy from households through to 2030.

Denmark's National Inventory Report 2019 is the Danish greenhouse gas inventory was coordinated and edited through DCE - the Danish Centre for Environment and Energy - for submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Included is data on emissions and covers not just Denmark but also Greenland and covers all sectors including energy production, industry and agriculture, forestry and other land use as well as waste disposal.

Klimaplanlægning I kommunerne,Status for danske kommuners forebyggende klimaplanlægning / Climate planning In the municipalities, Status of Danish municipalities' preventive climate planning was published in February 2020 by the Danish think tank CONCITO with support from Realdania. There is a summary in English.