The Clean Arctic Alliance continues to call for a mandatory measure requiring all ships operating in and near to the Arctic to switch to distillate fuels or other cleaner fuels
International NGOs Urge Global Shipping Chief To Arrest Arctic Meltdown
Now is the moment for decisive action by the IMO to ensure that black carbon emissions from shipping do not contribute any further to an Arctic meltdown.
NGOs Urge Shipping Body To Halve Arctic Black Carbon Impacts By Switching Fuels
Mandating a switch of fuels in order to cut black carbon emissions in the Arctic would be an easily-won victory for both the IMO and the shipping industry, and put the sector on course towards decarbonization.
Prince Albert II Of Monaco Foundation Backs Arctic Shipping Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation as the latest illustrious signatory of the Arctic Commitment, joining more than 165 companies, explorers, politicians and NGOs.
Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes Norway’s Proposal For Arctic Ban On Polluting HFO
Clean Arctic Alliance calls on IMO member states to agree on stronger ban of HFO in the Arctic ahead of November meeting
Clean Arctic Alliance Slams Proposed Arctic Shipping Regulation As Full Of Dangerous Loopholes
Proposed International Maritime Organization ban would allow exemptions and waivers resulting in 84% of Arctic shipping continuing to burn HFO in the Arctic, and permitting 70% of vessels to still carry HFO as fuel.
Nordic Council Urged To Support Ban On HFO From Arctic Shipping
Responding to a new report to the Nordic Council on “Reducing risks and increasing environmental security in Arctic Waters”, the Clean Arctic Alliance, the Iceland Nature Conservation Association and Green Transition Denmark welcomed its publication.
Arctic HFO Ban Inches Forward, But Loopholes Denounced As “Outrageous”
NGOs and Indigenous groups cautiously acknowledged progress by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its Member States in agreeing on a draft regulation on HFO use and carriage in the Arctic
Will Shipping Summit Act To Protect Arctic From Spills And Emissions?
NGOs called on the IMO to protect the Arctic marine environment from the impacts of international shipping, by agreeing to a new regulation banning the use and carriage of HFO as fuel by ships operating in Arctic waters during this week’s “Arctic IMO Summit” in London.