Our Scans · Iceland · Weekly Summary

• [New] Up to 25 professionals from Greenland, Canada and Austria will undertake the work utilizing a vessel from Iceland equipped with a helicopter pad to provide accommodation and an operations / communications center. Voice of Alexandria
• [New] Tragically, fin whales will be hunted in Iceland as early as mid-June. IFAW
• [New] While Norway has yet to begin the formal legislative process, Iceland and Liechtenstein are expected to transpose, although their timelines remain unclear. Lewis Silkin
• [New] The AMOC is slowing down because of the melting of the Greenlandic ice sheet from climate change, and changes to AMOC could plunge Iceland into a new ice age. The Reykjavik Grapevine
• [New] Even if the rest of the world's power grids fall silent from a lack of oil, Iceland will stay warm and powered. The Financial Express
• [New] Iceland will hold a referendum in August on whether to apply. ABC News
• [New] Icelanders will not be voting on whether to join the EU but on whether Iceland should resume negotiations about joining. The Week
• In addition to Iceland, Indonesia's central bank delivered a larger-than-expected hike in interest rates, while Mauritius also tightened policy. financialpost
• While there are many exciting and safe destinations like Japan, Iceland, and Kenya, there are places with significant risks due to political instability, conflict, or environmental concerns. Longevity
• Intelligence reports indicate GUGI vessels loitering near critical undersea data cables connecting Greenland, Iceland, and North America, posing a threat of hybrid sabotage. Ronin's Grips Analytics
• Even with the decreased quota, it is shocking Iceland still allows whaling at all, especially because a bill to ban commercial whaling in Iceland is expected to be introduced later in 2026. Humane World for Animals
• Last November, Iceland designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation a national security concern and an existential threat, so that it could plan for worst-case scenarios and preventative action. Pearls and Irritations
• Trump has threatened to annex Greenland (and possibly Iceland), turn Canada into a U.S. state, and conduct military strikes in Mexico. The Intercept
• There are a number of sites in places such as Iceland with volcanic activity that are producing large volumes of CO2, which if cleaned appropriately, we know will work. AgFunderNews
• Century Aluminum has restarted the second potline at its Nordural smelter in Iceland several months earlier than anticipated. Aluminum Market Update
• Under the current self-allocated five-year commercial permits, Iceland has authorised the annual killing of 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales, amounting to more than 2,100 whales between 2025 and 2029. OceanCare
• Iceland is expected to hold a referendum before 2027 on reopening EU accession talks. Ocean Rising
• Last year Iceland declared an AMOC collapse as a national security risk, since the disappearance of the current could turn the temperate country into what one of its foremost experts called one giant glacier. The Crucial Years

Last updated: 20 June 2026