President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the fifth President of the Republic of Iceland. He has served as president since 1996, running unopposed in 2000 and 2008. An outspoken advocate of renewable energy and the need for international cooperation on the issue of global climate change, Grímsson initiated a Global Roundtable on Climate Change with senior executives from the private sector and leaders of international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He strongly advocates for the use of geothermal energy, which is renewable, economically viable, and a reliable resource.
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the fifth President of the Republic of Iceland. He has served as president since 1996, running unopposed in 2000 and 2008. An outspoken advocate of renewable energy and the need for international cooperation on the issue of global climate change, Grímsson initiated a Global Roundtable on Climate Change with senior executives from the private sector and leaders of international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He strongly advocates for the use of geothermal energy, which is renewable, economically viable, and a reliable resource.