Editing Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (section)

==Other achievements==
[[File:Olafur Grimsson with Peter McLaughlin, Doon School.jpg|thumb|Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson during his visit to [[The Doon School]] in [[India]], seen here with the school's headmaster [[Peter McLaughlin]] ]]
In recent years the President has been outspoken on the issues of renewable energy and global climate change. He initiated a [[Global Roundtable on Climate Change]] with the participation of a large group of companies and individual opinion leaders. Ólafur strongly advocates the use of geothermal energy, which is renewable, economically viable and reliable resource, as proven convincingly by the case of Iceland.

In relation to his efforts on these issues, Ólafur has participated in the [[Global Creative Leadership Summit]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativeleadershipsummit.org |title=Default Page &#124; Global Creative Leadership Summit |publisher=Creativeleadershipsummit.org |access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref> organized by the [[Louise Blouin]] Foundation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ltbfoundation.org/ |title=Louise Blouin Foundation – Home |publisher=Ltbfoundation.org |access-date=12 March 2011}}</ref> in 2007 and 2008. He was also awarded the Louise T Blouin Award for Creative and Cultural Achievement. In 2008, as a delegate at the Summit he delivered the Keynote Speech on Climate Change versus Globalization.

On 15 April 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington, he announced the formation of the [[Arctic Circle (organization)|Arctic Circle]], an organization to facilitate dialogue among political and business leaders, environmental experts, scientists, indigenous representatives, and other international stakeholders to address issues facing the Arctic as a result of climate change and melting sea ice. {{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}