The Danish Government recently approved the establishment of two energy islands by 2030 in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The conversion of the future massive amounts of electricity into other energy carriers through Power-to-X (P2X) technologies will play a key role in efficiently integrating the energy islands into the Danish energy system. But CO2 scarcity in relation to P2X is a challenge that has caught the attention of the Danish energy industry.

Heather Mason is part of Ramboll’s project-team working on the expansion of the E6 Ulsberg-Vindåsliene motorway in Norway. Norway is experiencing a boom in motorway construction, and client Nye Veier has set ambitious climate goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the construction and operational phases of the new E6 motorway.

To narrow-in on a trending term, this article explores what social sustainability is essentially about. Two Ramboll experts weigh-in and point to several domains of social sustainability.