Iceland renewable energy per-capita CO2 emissions transport aluminum smelting

Renewable energy did not mean low CO₂

Renewable sources supplied effectively all of Iceland’s electricity and around 85% of its total primary energy. Yet in 2016, Iceland had the highest CO₂ emissions per person among EFTA and EU members, mainly because of transport and aluminium smelting.

A hairstyle became a loyalty test

In 1645, the Qing dynasty ordered adult Han Chinese men to adopt the Manchu hairstyle as proof of loyalty. Resistance in Jiangnan was followed by the slaughter of about 100,000 Han Chinese.

Caesar’s death did not restore Rome’s republic

Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, but rival factions soon raised armies and civil wars followed. Caesar’s heir, Octavian, eventually took sole control and established a new Roman monarchy.

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Iceland renewable energy per-capita CO2 emissions transport aluminum smelting

Renewable energy did not mean low CO₂

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