Icelandic Oil Sales Dashboard
Location: Iceland
Duration: May 2025
Study abroad
In Spring 2025, I studied abroad in Iceland with the School for International Training’s Iceland: Climate Change and the Arctic program. I lived in Iceland for one semester to study the country’s unique environment and action on climate change. My time there concluded with a 5-week independent study project where I collaborated with Eimur, an Icelandic organization working towards sustainable resource utilization in Northern Iceland, and the EU LIFE-funded RECET project, aiming to empower European rural municipalities in their energy transition planning.
Iceland’s unique energy portfolio
Iceland aims to significantly and quickly change its energy sources with goals of carbon neutrality by 2040 and being fossil fuel-free by 2050. While Iceland’s electricity already originates from 100% renewable energy, it still relies on oil for land transportation, marine transportation, aviation, and industry. With over 60% of Icelanders living in the capital region, Iceland’s clean energy transition must also consider the remaining population living in smaller municipalities and rural areas. Differences in regional Icelandic oil consumption have yet to be studied, and a gap exists between the state and local governments about climate action.
My project
Given this climate action gap, Eimur hoped to publish newly available oil sales data from 2010-2020 to help address prior uncertainty about regional differences in oil consumption. I designed a dashboard exploring data and support accessible exploration of regional differences in Iceland’s oil consumption. The dashboard’s interactive and accesible design supports use by community members and policy-makers alike. Findings and patterns revealed by the dashboard can help inform equitable energy transition policy in Iceland.
Dashboard
Explore the dashboard!
Note: I created an Icelandic and an English version of the dashboard. Above is the English version.