Climate change in Iceland
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Climate change affects various environments and industries in Iceland.
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions in community amounted to 2,700,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.{{Cite news |last=Guðmundsdóttir |first=Ingibjörg Sara |date=2024-10-02 |title=Samdráttur í losun milli ára – Ísland á réttri leið en enn langt í land |url=https://nyr.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-10-02-samdrattur-i-losun-milli-ara-island-a-rettri-leid-en-enn-langt-i-land-423608 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=RÚV}} Heavy industry accounts for 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions of Iceland.{{Cite news |last=Grettisson |first=Valur |date=2023-04-19 |title=Ekki búist við samdrætti hjá stóriðju vegna loftslagsmarkmiða |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2023-04-19-ekki-buist-vid-samdraetti-hja-storidju-vegna-loftslagsmarkmida |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409163828/https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2023-04-19-ekki-buist-vid-samdraetti-hja-storidju-vegna-loftslagsmarkmida |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=RÚV}}
Impact
The invasive species Lupinus nootkatensis has grown considerably in Iceland.{{Cite news |last=Jónsdóttir |first=Hallgerður Kolbrún E. |date=2023-10-18 |title=Loftslagsbreytingar byrjaðar að hafa umtalsverð áhrif á lífsskilyrði á Íslandi |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20232476610d/loftslagsbreytingar-byrjadar-ad-hafa-umtalsverd-ahrif-a-lifsskilyrdi-a-islandi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019011302/https://www.visir.is/g/20232476610d/loftslagsbreytingar-byrjadar-ad-hafa-umtalsverd-ahrif-a-lifsskilyrdi-a-islandi |archive-date=2023-10-19 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=Vísir.is}}
Response
In 2024, the government of Iceland started construction on a wind farm.{{Cite news |last=Lárusson |first=Ástvaldur |date=2024-08-30 |title=Vindmyllur þyrla upp moldviðri |trans-title=Wind turbines churn up dust storms |url=https://www.bbl.is/frettir/frettaskyring/vindmyllur-thyrla-upp-moldvidri |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908214026/https://www.bbl.is/frettir/frettaskyring/vindmyllur-thyrla-upp-moldvidri |archive-date=2024-09-08 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=Bændablaðið}}
= Legislation =
== Climate Act ==
{{Infobox legislation
| short_title = Lög um loftslagsmál
2012 nr. 70 29. júní
| legislature = Althing
| date_enacted = 2012-06-29
| status = in force
}}
In 2012, the Icelandic Parliament passed legislation that would require the publication of climate mitigation plans, climate adaptation plans, and the establishment of a board to oversee the implementation of these plans.{{Cite news |date=2012-06-25 |title=Heildarlöggjöf um loftslagsmál samþykkt |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20121060909d/heildarloggjof-um-loftslagsmal-samthykkt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409164648/https://www.visir.is/g/20121060909d/heildarloggjof-um-loftslagsmal-samthykkt |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=Vísir.is}}
Under the legislation, in 2024, the Environment Agency fined the Nomadic Aviation Group for not submitting emissions allowances in 2022.{{Cite news |last=Arnardóttir |first=Lovísa |date=2024-08-21 |title=Fá 34 milljóna sekt vegna vanskila á losunarheimildum |trans-title=Receive a 34 million krona fine for defaulting on emission allowances |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242610784d/f/skodanir |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924095729/https://www.visir.is/g/20242610784d/f/skodanir |archive-date=2024-09-24 |access-date=2025-04-09 |work=Vísir.is}}
References
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