Icelandic Ambassador Stefansson Advocates Geothermal Energy Use in Japan (United Nations University)
On 5 December 2012,
Mr. Stefan Larus Stefansson, ambassador of Iceland to Japan, delivered a lecture at the
United Nations University (UNU) Headquarters in Tokyo. His lecture was part of the University’s Ambassador Lecture Series, a forum that provides an opportunity for UNU students, fellows and interns to directly engage with government officials on political, economic, and social issues.
Amb. Stefansson spoke on the topic of geothermal energy utilization in Japan, advocating that the country should harness its enormous untapped geothermal energy resources by using Iceland’s 85-year history of success in this area as a model. The ambassador highlighted that this was his second time speaking on the issue at UNU, having previously participated in the Japan– Iceland Geothermal Forum in November 2010.
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