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Responding to the publication of the Arctic Council’s Romssa-Tromsø Statement, published on May 12th, Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance said: “The Romssa-Tromsø Statement issued by...
Ahead of the Kingdom of Denmark taking over the Arctic...
The Arctic Shipping Nexus Approach - by prioritising solutions with...
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine...
Scrubbers, or exhaust gas cleaning systems, are an end-of-pipe equipment...
Clean Arctic Alliance calls on IMO member states to support...
News
Scrubbers, or exhaust gas cleaning systems, are an end-of-pipe equipment compliance mechanism employed to remove harmful pollutants and particulate matter from exhaust emissions. However, in a sleight-of-hand, pollutants are then...
Published by Tradewinds on April 2, 2025, this opinion article...
The International Maritime Organization is finally starting to take action...
It is imperative that during PPR 12, member states endorse...
The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling for the Arctic Council,...
The Circle, a publication of WWF's Arctic Programme, has published...
Press releases
Responding to the publication of the Arctic Council’s Romssa-Tromsø Statement, published on May 12th, Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance said: “The Romssa-Tromsø Statement issued by...
Ahead of the Kingdom of Denmark taking over the Arctic...
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine...
Clean Arctic Alliance calls on IMO member states to support...
Responding to reports from EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service that...
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution...
MEPC 83 - April 2025
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) closes today, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes member states’ approval of a proposal for a...
Clean Arctic Alliance calls on IMO member states to support...
The International Maritime Organization is finally starting to take action...
This document welcomes the proposal to designate the North-East Atlantic...
This document recalls dialogue at PPR 12 concerning output 1.23...
Document MEPC 82/7/10 proposed a new approach to address shipping...
Events
Ahead of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12), which will meet from 27-31 January 2025, this online briefing provided insights on the agenda, likely discussions and possible...
The best and least costly opportunity to avoid runaway warming...
Please join the Iceland Nature Conservation Association and the Clean...
This briefing aimed to provide insights on the agenda for...
This webinar will address the coming Arctic HFO ban, and...
Join us to hear the latest research by the International...
IMO Papers
This document welcomes the proposal to designate the North-East Atlantic as an emission control area (ECA). The designation of an ECA will improve air quality and provide health benefits for...
This document recalls dialogue at PPR 12 concerning output 1.23...
Document MEPC 82/7/10 proposed a new approach to address shipping...
This document proposes to designate the North-East Atlantic Ocean as...
This document provides further information on the Arctic climate crisis...
This document provides comments on document PPR 12/6 (FOEI et...
Reports
The Clean Arctic Alliance urge the Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers: to support the concept of polar fuels, to support regulating for the use of polar fuels in...
In June of 2021, after nearly six years of negotiations,...
The newly published working paper by Bellona gives an overview...
Black carbon (BC) emissions from shipping contribute to climate change...
Infographics
The Arctic Shipping Nexus Approach - by prioritising solutions with co-benefits, the shipping sector will be able to respond to the urgency of the triple planetary crisis of pollution, climate,...
Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are an International Maritime Organization(IMO) tool...
Black carbon is still a threat to the Arctic, the...
As delegates meet at the International Maritime Organization in London...
When burned by ships, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) emits methane...
Press Coverage
Published by Tradewinds on April 2, 2025, this opinion article by Clean Arctic Alliance Technical Advisor Eelco Leemans explores how an impending MEPC meeting is a chance to revisit exhaust...
The IMO’s hopes of completing its work on black carbon...
It is imperative that during PPR 12, member states endorse...
The Circle, a publication of WWF's Arctic Programme, has published...
Op-ed: The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling for the Arctic...
Faced with dramatic sea ice loss, floods, fires, unprecedented emissions...
