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CRI Made A Deal With Chinese Company To Help Reduce CO2 Emissions
According to Vísir, Chinese chemical manufacturer Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals (JSP) has signed a contract with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling International (CRI) to build a factory. The plant is designed to produce methanol through carbon dioxide recycling, and the total cost of…
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Iceland Tops EU & EFTA Carbon Emissions, Air Transport And Metal Production Most To Blame
Iceland has the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions from the economy of any country in the EU and EFTA, according to newly released data from Statistics Iceland. The majority of these emissions stem from air transport and metal production. On the…
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Reykjavik Residents Divided Over Ban On Diesel Cars
According to a new survey published by Fréttablaðið, about 39% of people living in Reykjavík are in favour of a ban on diesel cars for the year 2030. In comparison, only 44% of inhabitants would be opposed to such measures. Finally, 17%…
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New Government Budget Makes Provisions To Reduce Carbon Emissions In Iceland
The Icelandic government has just approved a new government budget for the years 2019 to 2023 stipulating that the carbon tax on petrol prices will increase by 10% within next year, and by another 10% by 2020, Vísir reports. At the beginning…
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Iceland’s Environmental Paradox
The average tourist is primed to think of Iceland as the greenest nation on earth. Advertisements endlessly yammer on about “pure nature,” and shots from ‘Game of Thrones’ and popular movies portray Iceland as a vast, cold wilderness untouched by humans. Every…
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Iceland Volcano Eruption Polluted More Than EU Combined
The combined SO2 emissions for all EU member states during the six month Holuhraun eruption comprised only a quarter of the SO2 released by the volcano itself, reports RÚV. “Around 20 to 60 thousand tonnes of SO2 was released from Holuhraun each day…