Climate change affects various aspects of the environment in the Faroe Islands.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 1,119.716 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. [1] Greenhouse gas emissions increased by 11% between 1990 and 2002. [2] Emissions per capita in 2002 amounted to approximately 4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. [3]
Climate change would increase the frequency of storms and heavy rain. [4] Climate change would increase annual precipitation. [4]
In 2014, the Faroese electricity company, SEV, announced its intentions to reach 100% of electricity being generated by renewable sources by 2030. [5] In 2019, two wind turbines were planned to be operational by 2020, tripling the energy produced by wind power. [6]
Due to a lack of battery capacity, a large proportion of the energy produced by wind power goes wasted. [7] A dam and pumping system were built in order to allow energy to be stored, and to be released through hydroelectric power. [8]
The first electric buses were introduced in August 2023. [9]