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Iceland – Integrating Iceland – Integrating Technology, Needs, and Technology, Needs, and
Responsibility For Sustainable Responsibility For Sustainable LivingLiving
Amish & JenAmish & Jen
Dedicated to Team DaedalianDedicated to Team Daedalian
And 1 car 1And 1 car 1
Overview of Topics:Overview of Topics:
Iceland’s IdentityIceland’s IdentityIndustriesIndustriesLand DevelopmentLand DevelopmentIceland’s ResourcesIceland’s ResourcesBiota – plants, animals, and fishBiota – plants, animals, and fishImage – tourism and the economyImage – tourism and the economyThe Government and Energy PlanThe Government and Energy PlanPollutionPollutionIceland – Today and TomorrowIceland – Today and Tomorrow
Iceland’s Identity:Iceland’s Identity:
Energy IndependenceEnergy Independence
International acceptance of venture International acceptance of venture – Money Money – InfrastructureInfrastructure
Ministry of the EnvironmentMinistry of the Environment
TradeoffsTradeoffs– Power PlantsPower Plants
IndustryIndustry
FishingFishingNatural ResourcesNatural ResourcesLandLand
Encourage Business Encourage Business InvestmentInvestment
BesidesBesides
Aluminum SmeltingAluminum Smelting
FerrosiliconFerrosilicon
Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy
Software, BiotechSoftware, Biotech
Land DevelopmentLand Development
Birth to death ratio ~ 2+Birth to death ratio ~ 2+
Alcoa and the EastAlcoa and the East
Job Creation Job Creation
Maintain clean imageMaintain clean image
Iceland’s Resources:Iceland’s Resources:
Iceland is a geologically young land massIceland is a geologically young land mass– 2 million years old. 2 million years old. – Lacks conventional resourcesLacks conventional resources
Oil issuesOil issues– 90% of citizens live on the coast90% of citizens live on the coast– High monetary costHigh monetary cost– Economic fishing zoneEconomic fishing zone
Abandoning oil Abandoning oil
Iceland’s Past:Iceland’s Past:
Clean and UntouchedClean and Untouched– Current reputation that transcends all sectorsCurrent reputation that transcends all sectors
Dirty PastDirty Past– Answered to “The Man” at one timeAnswered to “The Man” at one time
Willingness to changeWillingness to change– Vulnerability Vulnerability
BiotaBiota
Destructive pastDestructive past– Birch ForestsBirch Forests– WetlandsWetlands– Red listedRed listed
51 / 458 vascular plants types51 / 458 vascular plants types
32 / 75 birds types32 / 75 birds types
Mammals Mammals
Arctic FoxArctic Fox
American MinkAmerican Mink
Water Rail (mink and wetland draining)Water Rail (mink and wetland draining)
FishFish
Most important resourceMost important resource
““For the fish”For the fish”
LandLand
Land pollution affects marine environmentLand pollution affects marine environment
Untouched to save what remainsUntouched to save what remains
Rewetting the “Dry lands”Rewetting the “Dry lands”
National Parks , pride, and aluminumNational Parks , pride, and aluminum
Iceland’s Image: Iceland’s Image:
TourismTourism– Clean and unspoiledClean and unspoiled– OutnumberingOutnumbering
FishingFishing– Before geothermal there was fishing…Before geothermal there was fishing…
VALUABLE RESOURCEVALUABLE RESOURCE
– 70% of exported goods70% of exported goods– Stringent regulations Stringent regulations
Cod, haddock, saithe, redfish, herring, and capelin. Cod, haddock, saithe, redfish, herring, and capelin.
Iceland’s Image:Iceland’s Image:
High Standard of LivingHigh Standard of Living– Decoupling of economics and environmental Decoupling of economics and environmental
degradationdegradation– Virtually no povertyVirtually no poverty
Street InterviewsStreet Interviews– Government Agencies Government Agencies – CitizensCitizens
Willingness to pay! Can you believe it?Willingness to pay! Can you believe it?
Iceland’s Image:Iceland’s Image:
The Blue LagoonThe Blue Lagoon– ““Hottest” tourist attractionHottest” tourist attraction– Geothermal power plant affluentGeothermal power plant affluent
Compare to U.S.A.Compare to U.S.A.
– Not in the master planNot in the master planProfits in the end.Profits in the end.
Government:Government:
Not of U.S. traditionNot of U.S. tradition
Althingi – 930. Althingi – 930. – ThingvellirThingvellir
Mid Atlantic RidgeMid Atlantic Ridge
1944 – Republic of Iceland1944 – Republic of Iceland– Dissolved relations with the Danish Monarchy Dissolved relations with the Danish Monarchy
Government – fishing rights:Government – fishing rights:
TransitionsTransitions– Trade monopolies, natural disasters, and Trade monopolies, natural disasters, and
pollutionpollution
19521952– Extent of fishing rights were 4 miles off the Extent of fishing rights were 4 miles off the
coast coast
TodayToday– 200 miles off the coast 200 miles off the coast
Government:Government:
Still not a part of the European UnionStill not a part of the European Union– Fishing right impingement fearsFishing right impingement fears
Part of the European Economic AreaPart of the European Economic Area– Allowed to trade and sell in the European Allowed to trade and sell in the European
arenaarena
Energy Plan:Energy Plan:
Government regulates the energy industryGovernment regulates the energy industry
90% of heat90% of heat– Thorsteinn JonssonThorsteinn Jonsson
Clean and Price CompetitiveClean and Price Competitive– 5-6 Kronas 1 Krona= .01318 USD5-6 Kronas 1 Krona= .01318 USD– Equivalent to 6.6 to 7.8 cents per kWhEquivalent to 6.6 to 7.8 cents per kWh– U.S. pays 4 to 9.5 cents U.S. pays 4 to 9.5 cents
ISO 14000ISO 14000
Energy Plan:Energy Plan:
Hydrogen Economy is coming!Hydrogen Economy is coming!– 15, 470 barrels of oil15, 470 barrels of oil– TimeTime– InfrastructureInfrastructure– EmbracingEmbracing
Transition in recent memoryTransition in recent memory
Environmental Plans:Environmental Plans:
Reykjavik Conference on Responsible Reykjavik Conference on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine EcosystemFisheries in the Marine Ecosystem
United Nations Convention on the Law of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seasthe Seas
United Nations Global Program of ActionUnited Nations Global Program of Action
PollutionPollution
Marine pollution comes from the landMarine pollution comes from the land– Sewage Sewage Low commitment Low commitment
– Persistent Organic Pollutants ***Persistent Organic Pollutants ***PCB, DDT, HCHPCB, DDT, HCH
Industry, agricultureIndustry, agriculture
Stockholm Convention, PCB, dioxinsStockholm Convention, PCB, dioxins
PollutionPollution
Heavy MetalsHeavy Metals– Pb, Cd, Cu, ZnPb, Cd, Cu, Zn– Cod, musselsCod, mussels
Radioactive SubstancesRadioactive Substances– TestingTesting– Sellafield nuclear reprocessing Sellafield nuclear reprocessing – ChernobylChernobyl– MedicineMedicine
PollutionPollution
OilOil– UnreportedUnreported– Utilize renewable EnergyUtilize renewable Energy
Hydrogen EconomyHydrogen Economy
Transportation ~ 80% oilTransportation ~ 80% oil
Icelandic Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Co.Icelandic Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Co.– 3 buses …….. 803 buses …….. 80
HH22 generation generation Electricity can supply Electricity can supply
22% needs 22% needs
Plenty of room to expandPlenty of room to expand
Hydrogen EconomyHydrogen Economy
Cleaner imageCleaner image
Small population + lots of carsSmall population + lots of cars
Lower Greenhouse emissionsLower Greenhouse emissions
1 Hydrogen 1
1 Car 1
Iceland Today and Tomorrow:Iceland Today and Tomorrow:
Taking away subsidiesTaking away subsidies
Kyoto ProtocolKyoto Protocol– Eliminate transportation emissionsEliminate transportation emissions
U.N. Convention on Bio-DiversityU.N. Convention on Bio-Diversity– BIOICEBIOICE
OECDOECD– Sustainable developmentSustainable development
Iceland Today and Tomorrow:Iceland Today and Tomorrow:
Geothermal Training ProgramGeothermal Training Program
Leader in environmental conservation Leader in environmental conservation
Is Iceland ahead of its time, or is the rest Is Iceland ahead of its time, or is the rest of the world just really behind? of the world just really behind?