Svalbard

• energy

  coal fired power station in longyearbyen meets the islands energy needs

  they have a large carbon footprint

  they produce 40 tons of co2 which is 4 times more than mainland norway
• fishing

  barents sea

  over 150 species of fish

  including species of haddock and herring

  • 8 million farmed salmon suffocated in a week in 2019 due to an algae bloom from photochemical pollution which lost up to 70 million dollars in revenue
• location

  its an archipeligo (a group of islands)

  northernmost inhabited area in the world
• mineral extraction

  300 people employed

  coal mining - in 1998 the soviet mine of pyramiden was abandoned

  it used to be the only profitable resource extraction for decades and was an economically vital industry to the small country

  over 80000 tons are exported to europe most of which is lead extracted by the gruben lead mine which is the largest active mine
• population

  2700
• hydrogen power plant

  generates clean electricity

  produces water as a by-product

  save up to 100 million kroner

  sustainable ecofriendly alternative