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Tourism pushes Iceland's CO2 emissions to record levels

While many countries have managed to cut their climate gas emissions, Iceland has seen a marked increase in recent years according to the latest data from 2016. That year, the per capita carbon dioxide emissions were 16.9 tonnes. The EU average was 7.3 tonnes per capita.
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Surprising statistics

Many see Iceland as a country rich in wilderness and with little pollution (like what you see in the picture from Snæfellsjökull above). But Icelanders score high on CO2 emissions. In recent years, the increase is mainly due to all the air traffic stemming from tourism.

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Iceland is a top polluter, but both Luxembourg and Denmark also have high per capita emissions. Luxembourg has the world’s largest cargo aircraft carrier, Cargolux. Denmark has the world’s largest shipping company. Tourism is Iceland’s largest industry.

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