Let your light shine for the environment in Hafnarfjörður
Drafts of a new environmental and resource policy for Hafnarfjörður are available. Residents are invited to review the drafts and submit ideas and comments by Monday, 27 January, via the 'Better Hafnarfjörður' consultation website. The City of Hafnarfjörður is committed to achieving the broadest possible consultation and dialogue on the priorities and actions.
Drafts of a new environmental and resource policy are available.
Drafts of a new environmental and resource policy for Hafnarfjörður are available. The public is invited to review the drafts and submit ideas and comments by Monday, 27 January, via the consultation portal Better Hafnarfjörður. The objectives of the City of Hafnarfjörður's environmental and resource policy are set out in six chapters. Within each chapter, priorities and actions are presented that are likely to deliver results and achieve the policy's stated objectives. Hafnarfjörður emphasises achieving the broadest possible consultation and dialogue on the priorities and actions.
- Resources, nature and cultural heritage
- Pollution Prevention and Environmental Monitoring
- Consumption and waste
- Transport and planning
- Environmental education
- Buildings and construction
The policy shall be taken into account in all activities of the municipality.
The aim of the environmental policy is to ensure all residents of Hafnarfjörður have a healthy and safe environment in which to live, play and work. It shall be taken into account in all activities of the municipality. The City of Hafnarfjörður shall strive to be at the forefront of sustainability and environmental matters, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the generation of waste. Emphasis is placed on the sustainable use and protection of nature and its resources. Pollution will be minimised and environmental monitoring will be active.
The new environmental and resource policy is based on the environmental and resource policy of the City of Hafnarfjörður, which was adopted on 18 May 2018. The policy itself has been revised, with items removed that are no longer applicable and others added. Furthermore, the joint climate policy of the Capital Region, adopted on 11 August 2023, is taken into account, and measures are set out that can contribute to Hafnarfjörður's carbon neutrality by 2035. The policy also includes Hafnarfjörður's climate strategy. Also taken into account are the overarching policies of the City of Hafnarfjörður, which were approved on 6 April 2022, and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
The portal is open until 27 January. Take part!
A special section has been set up on the Better Hafnarfjörður website where residents can submit comments, ideas and suggestions for key priorities. Residents of Hafnarfjörður and all interested parties are encouraged to have their say and share their ideas.
Share ideas or comments via Better Hafnarfjörður
View the draft Environmental and Resource Policy of Hafnarfjörður