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November 24. 2021 /COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Iceland‘s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, says that the final results of COP26 in Glasgow is a source of optimism for the most urgent task of the 21st ...
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November 09. 2021 /Iceland‘s message at COP26: We need to upgrade our pledges
The message from Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir at the UN Climte Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was clear. We need to do more, since the Paris pledges will not suffice to keep global warming...
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March 12. 2021 /Minister calls for a global agreement on plastic pollution
Plastic pollution in the Arctic shows that plastic in the oceans is a vast and global problem that calls for an international response. This was the message of Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister fo...
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January 28. 2021 /Increased efforts for climate adaptation, nature-based solutions
Mr. Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, emphasized nature-based solutions like afforestation, revegetation, and reclamation of wetlands in his address at t...
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December 18. 2020 /Iceland announces enhanced ambition at Climate Ambition Summit
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, announced on 12 December that Iceland would enhance its ambition in emissions cuts. The announcement came at the Climate Ambition Summit, convened by th...
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November 23. 2020 /Iceland‘s National Plan on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions made available to ESA
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources has made available to The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) Iceland‘s Nation Plan, which describes how Iceland intends to fulfil the commitments ...
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October 22. 2020 /Minister calls for quick move towards carbon neutrality
Gudmundur Ingi Gudbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, was among the panellists in Climate Action‘s virtual panel: Leading the way to carbon neutrality: The Nordics.&nb...
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October 21. 2020 /Nordic ministers call for a new global agreement against plastic pollution in the oceans
The Nordic Council of Ministers for the Environment introduced possible approaches to a new global agreement to prevent plastic pollution at their meeting Monday, during which a new Nordic report on ...
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October 14. 2020 /Global inter-faith collaboration for nature
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, emphasized that the world needs to face global environmental challenges united, in his address at the international...
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October 02. 2020 /Icelandic Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources address UN Summit on Biodiversity
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, emphasized ecosystem protection and restoration in his address at the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity held in...
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September 28. 2020 /Declaration of Intent on Funds for the Maintenance of Sustainable Development
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, together with parties constituting the majority of the Icelandic financial market have signed a declaration of intent on the use of funds to maintain s...
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June 23. 2020 /New Climate Action Plan - Iceland will fulfil its commitments and more
With the measures presented today, Iceland is expected to achieve a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – The binding Effort Sharing reduction target to meet the commitments of the ...
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December 06. 2019 /Regulation banning the use of heavy fuel oil in the territorial sea of Iceland
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources has issued a regulation tightening fuel requirements, which effectively bans the use of heavy fuel oil in the territorial sea of Iceland. The reg...
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September 09. 2019 /Land restoration essential for mitigating the climate crisis - letter of intent signed
On 8 September 2019, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Agency (UNEP), signed a le...
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July 10. 2019 /Vatnajökull National Park added to UNESCO‘s World Heritage List
Vatnajökull National Park has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. The decision, which was taken at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan Friday July 5th 20...
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September 10. 2018 /Iceland launches new Climate Strategy, boosting efforts to reach Paris goals
The Icelandic Government today announced a new Climate Strategy, intended to boost efforts in cutting net emissions. The new measures are to help Iceland meet its Paris Agreement targets for 2030 and ...