Iceland

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature (4 June 1992) and ratification (16 June 1993)
• Kyoto Protocol: ratification (23 May 2002)
  • Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: 20% reduction from 1990 levels by 2020.
• Vienna Convention: accession (29 Aug 1989)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (29 Aug 1989)
• LRTAP: signature (13 Nov 1979) and ratification (5 May 1983)
• Energy Charter: signature (17 Dec 1991)
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: signature (17 Dec 1994)
• Espoo Convention: signature (26 Feb 1991)
• 2030 Commitment: No precise commitment, but will “fulfill[] its fair share” of “a collective delivery by European countries to reach a target of 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.”

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Climate

• Regulation No 70/2013 of Emissions Permits for Operators working in the EU Emission trading system (2013) [Icelandic]
• Act No. 70/2012 on Climate Change (2012) [Icelandic]
• Act No 129/2009 on Environmental and Resource Taxes (2009) [Icelandic]

Environmental Impact Assessment

• Environmental Impact Assessment Act (No. 106) (2000) [English]

Other

• Act No 44/1999 on Nature Conservation (1999) [English]

Government Documents

• Sixth National Communication to the UNFCCC (2014) [English]
• National Renewable Energy Action Plan [English]

Factual Matters

• United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)

Updated as of: June 30, 2015