The Clean Arctic Alliance is working to protect the Arctic from the impacts of shipping.

Made up of 20 not-for-profit organisations, the Clean Arctic Alliance campaigns to persuade governments to take action to protect the Arctic, its wildlife and its people. 

Our Work

Arctic Climate Crisis: Black Carbon Emissions

Black Carbon

Arctic Climate Crisis: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

LNG: The Threat to the Arctic from Liquified Natural Gas as a Shipping Fuel

Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)

Heavy Fuel Oil Spills in the Arctic

Scrubbers, SOx and Effluents

Underwater Noise

Heavy Fuel Oil

Scrubbers, SOx and effluents

Underwater Noise

Latest

Clean Arctic Alliance response to Russia’s year round NSR claim
Clean Arctic Alliance response to Russia’s year round NSR claim
Calls for New Arctic Chair Norway to Act on Arctic Environment Protection
Calls for New Arctic Chair Norway to Act on Arctic Environment Protection
Open Letter: Clean Arctic Alliance Recommendations for the Norway Chair of the Arctic Council
Open Letter: Clean Arctic Alliance Recommendations for the Norway Chair of the Arctic Council

PPR10 - April 2023

As IMO Fails to Protect Arctic & Climate, Call for Governments To Ramp Up Action on Black Carbon
As IMO Fails to Protect Arctic & Climate, Call for Governments To Ramp Up Action on Black Carbon
Call for for Switch to Cleaner Shipping Fuel To Cut Arctic Black Carbon Emissions
Call for for Switch to Cleaner Shipping Fuel To Cut Arctic Black Carbon Emissions
Black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping: a review of main emitters and time trends
Black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping: a review of main emitters and time trends
Clean Arctic Alliance Briefing on Agenda Item 6 of PPR10: Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions from International Shipping
Clean Arctic Alliance Briefing on Agenda Item 6 of PPR10: Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions from International Shipping
Clean Arctic Alliance Open Letter to IMO Secretary General Lim
Clean Arctic Alliance Open Letter to IMO Secretary General Lim
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping
PPR10 Side Event: Black carbon emissions from ships impacting the Arctic
PPR10 Side Event: Black carbon emissions from ships impacting the Arctic
More PPR10 posts »

Press releases

Clean Arctic Alliance response to Russia’s year round NSR claim
Clean Arctic Alliance response to Russia’s year round NSR claim
Calls for New Arctic Chair Norway to Act on Arctic Environment Protection
Calls for New Arctic Chair Norway to Act on Arctic Environment Protection
As IMO Fails to Protect Arctic & Climate, Call for Governments To Ramp Up Action on Black Carbon
As IMO Fails to Protect Arctic & Climate, Call for Governments To Ramp Up Action on Black Carbon
More press releases »

Events

PPR10 Side Event: Black carbon emissions from ships impacting the Arctic
PPR10 Side Event: Black carbon emissions from ships impacting the Arctic
Webinar Video: Reducing black carbon emissions and other impacts from shipping on the Arctic (Pre PPR 10)
Webinar Video: Reducing black carbon emissions and other impacts from shipping on the Arctic (Pre PPR 10)
Scrubbers Webinar: A False Solution to the IMO’s Sulphur Cap
Scrubbers Webinar: A False Solution to the IMO’s Sulphur Cap

More events »

IMO Papers

PPR 10-6-5 – Comments on document PPR 106 with regard to the reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions from International shipping
PPR 10-6-5 – Comments on document PPR 106 with regard to the reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions from International shipping
PPR 10-6-6 – Geographic scope of Black Carbon reduction measures
PPR 10-6-6 – Geographic scope of Black Carbon reduction measures
PPR 10/6/3: A pathway for regulation of Black Carbon impacting the Arctic
PPR 10/6/3: A pathway for regulation of Black Carbon impacting the Arctic

More IMO papers »

Reports

Black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping: a review of main emitters and time trends
Black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping: a review of main emitters and time trends
Clean Arctic Alliance Briefing on Agenda Item 6 of PPR10: Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions from International Shipping
Clean Arctic Alliance Briefing on Agenda Item 6 of PPR10: Reduction of the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions from International Shipping
Position on Scrubbers: Stop the dumping of hazardous waste from ships
Position on Scrubbers: Stop the dumping of hazardous waste from ships
More reports »

Infographics

Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping
Infographic: Fast Track to Climate Disaster
Infographic: Fast Track to Climate Disaster
Infographic: Scrubbers – A false solution to the IMO’s Sulphur Cap
Infographic: Scrubbers – A false solution to the IMO’s Sulphur Cap
More infographics »

European Union: Fit for 55

Black Carbon and FuelEU Media Coverage
Black Carbon and FuelEU Media Coverage
Is the EU About to Ignore the Impact of Shipping’s Black Carbon Emissions in the Arctic?
Is the EU About to Ignore the Impact of Shipping’s Black Carbon Emissions in the Arctic?
Letter to Swedish EU Presidency on EU Council Plans to remove black carbon emissions in review clause of Fuel EU Maritime Regulation
Letter to Swedish EU Presidency on EU Council Plans to remove black carbon emissions in review clause of Fuel EU Maritime Regulation
Clean Arctic Alliance Response to FuelEU Maritime Regulation Vote
Clean Arctic Alliance Response to FuelEU Maritime Regulation Vote

Press Coverage

China Dialogue: Black carbon: The ‘low-hanging fruit’ for cleaner shipping
China Dialogue: Black carbon: The ‘low-hanging fruit’ for cleaner shipping
Black Carbon and FuelEU Media Coverage
Black Carbon and FuelEU Media Coverage
High North News: IMO Updates Guidelines on Noise Pollution, But No Mandatory Rules for the Arctic
High North News: IMO Updates Guidelines on Noise Pollution, But No Mandatory Rules for the Arctic
More press coverage »

Infographic: Arctic Species Under Threat

Arctic species under threat 1: Beluga
Arctic species under threat 2: Narwhal
Arctic species under threat 4: Polar Bear
Arctic species under threat 3: Walrus
Arctic species under threat 5: Arctic Tern
Arctic species under threat 6: Bowhead Whale
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