Denmark has set a world record for wind energy - with an achievement hailed as "the key to stop global warming".

Wind-generated energy made up almost 40 per cent of the country's overall electricity consumption in 2014 - making it the world's leading nation in wind-based power.

About 39.1 per cent of electricity used in the country came from its wind turbines, according to the climate and energy ministry.

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