As the international community undertakes a historic green transition, accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the negative impacts on regular people living in the circumpolar countries must not be dismissed, Iceland’s top diplomat in Canada warns. “Approximately 17-18 per cent of the remaining energy is [non-renewable] that powers our car fleet, fishing fleet and aviation,” Gudjonsson told Eye on the Arctic. “If this EU tax goes forward, it will be extremely harmful to the Icelandic aviation industry and the Icelandic economy. “If we remember back to the 80s, some NGOs working against seal hunting had devastating effects on communities in the Arctic. “There needs to be an overview and a consensus that everyone needs to survive the actions that are being taken.

Source: CBC News February 28, 2023 03:08 UTC