Sources: FAO Statistics and UN Population Projections
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Environmental Constraints
Iceland is on the forefront of the energy revolution and sustainability. Because of their reliance on geothermal power, their CO2 emissions remain relatively low. As Iceland continues to reduce emissions, their fertility rate is also decreasing below replacement rate. This means consumption could potentially be reduced even further. Having such a small population allows for easier economic growth and transition to sustainable practices. The environmental constraints that Iceland faces are relatively minute in comparison to other larger, less sustainable countries, but there is always room for improvement. Iceland is working hard to further reduce these emissions and therefore improve the environmental constraints associated with energy production.
Sources: FAO Statistics and UN Population Projections
Sources: FAO Statistics and UN Population Projections
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I love that you looked at charts from both the UN and FAO. Terrific!
ReplyDeleteThe use of two different graphs to is good decision and helps to support your claim even more.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point about the possible correlation between Iceland's sustainability efforts and lower fertility. I struggled with finding an environmental constraint for Bhutan (my country), because they too, are very sustainable. But you did a really good job!
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