News Tagged with “Climate Change”

Árni Finnsson calls Trump "a psychopath".

Trumps decision: "A great threat to Iceland"

1 Jun 2017 Director of the Icelandic Nature Conservation association, Árni Finnsson says that the decision announced by US President Donald Trump today is a great threat to Iceland. "The acidification of our oceans is very rapid and our fish is danger. I imagine that people within the fishing industry here will react very strongly."

“Three parties in Iceland pass the climate-change test”

14 Oct 2016 An Icelandic climate-change activism group has put together a ranked list of climate-change policy among Icelandic political parties in the run-up to general elections later this month.

2016 one of the hottest Iceland summers on record

7 Oct 2016 The summer of 2016 was one of the hottest on record, according to data and analysis from the Icelandic Met Office.

Revolutionary new CO2 binding technique developed in Iceland

10 Jun 2016 “The world now has a new weapon in the fight against climate change,” it has been announced, thanks to a revolutionary new technique developed in Iceland to lock away carbon dioxide.

Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Iceland Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Iceland to ratify Paris climate change deal in the autumn

3 Jun 2016 Iceland’s Foreign Minister has told fellow MPs that the Paris climate change deal signed in April will be ready for ratification in the autumn.

Iceland has highest share of renewable energy in Europe

31 May 2016 71% of energy used in Iceland in 2014 came from renewable sources – the highest renewable share in Europe.

Icelandic volcanoes not to blame for world temperature changes

30 May 2016 Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano is now synonymous the world over with flight shutdown and travel chaos – but Icelandic volcanoes in general have much less bearing than volcanoes elsewhere on worldwide temperature change.

International flights to and from Iceland depart from Keflavík International Airport (KEF).

Iceland’s KEF airport gets carbon accreditation

12 May 2016 Iceland’s main international airport at Keflavík has received official accreditation for its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its operations.

Sigrún Magnúsdóttir signing the Paris deal on behalf of Iceland.

Iceland signs Paris climate change deal

25 Apr 2016 Iceland was one of over 170 nations to sign the historic Paris climate change agreement in the New York on Friday, the largest ever international deal of its type.

Jökulsárlón lagoon in East Iceland is one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions.

Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon for sale

4 Apr 2016 A forced auction for Fell, an estate in Iceland where the famous Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon is located will be taking place on April 14th. According to sources of Morgunblaðið, foreign interest in the purchase is high.

The rock visible outside the opening to this cave was 100 metres inside of it a year ago.

PHOTOS: Is climate change wiping out Iceland’s glaciers?

17 Mar 2016 “The Breiðamerkurjökull glacier has receded by 600 metres in just twelve months. I have never seen such a large chunk of glacier disappear in one year.”

Snæfellsjökull glacier gone by 2100

24 Jan 2016 The majestic Snæfellsjökull glacier in West Iceland measured 22.7 km2 back in 1890, but had almost halved in size by 2000.

PM: Climate change already visible in Iceland

1 Dec 2015 “It is my hope that Paris will bring us an agreement that will avert catastrophic climate change.”

Environment Minister Sigrún Magnúsdóttir, presenting the new plan.

Iceland announces climate change plan

25 Nov 2015 Iceland is committed to take part in joint efforts with the European Union (EU) and Norway to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 40% by 2030 (as compared to 1990 levels).

Artist Ólafur Elíasson makes an "ice clock" for Paris

19 Nov 2015 Twelve icebergs weighing over ten tonnes each are now travelling from Greenland to Paris where they will be placed on the Place de la République for the United Nations Climate Change Conference starting in Paris on November 30th.