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

Arctic Ocean Action: If the Arctic is in crisis, the our planet is in crisis

Latest

Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping
Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping
NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health
NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health
Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route
Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route

Press releases

NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health
NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health
IMO Must Take Opportunity To Reduce Underwater Noise By Transitioning to Cleaner Ships
IMO Must Take Opportunity To Reduce Underwater Noise By Transitioning to Cleaner Ships
Black Carbon: G20 Leaders Must Heed Own Think Tank Advice on Arctic Action
Black Carbon: G20 Leaders Must Heed Own Think Tank Advice on Arctic Action
MEPC 80: IMO Becoming a Serial Procrastinator on Black Carbon Emissions
MEPC 80: IMO Becoming a Serial Procrastinator on Black Carbon Emissions

Underwater Noise

Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping
Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping
NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health
NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health
Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route
Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route
IMO Must Take Opportunity To Reduce Underwater Noise By Transitioning to Cleaner Ships
IMO Must Take Opportunity To Reduce Underwater Noise By Transitioning to Cleaner Ships
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Events

Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping
Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping
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)

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IMO Papers

MEPC 80/9/1: Reducing Black Carbon emissions in the Arctic
MEPC 80/9/1: Reducing Black Carbon emissions in the Arctic
MEPC 80/9/2: Geographic scope of Black Carbon emissions in the Arctic
MEPC 80/9/2: Geographic scope of Black Carbon emissions in the Arctic
MEPC 80/16/6: Emission Control Areas – a feasible, replicable pathway to achieving considerable emissions reductions and protecting human health and the environment
MEPC 80/16/6: Emission Control Areas – a feasible, replicable pathway to achieving considerable emissions reductions and protecting human health and the environment

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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
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Infographics

Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships
Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships
Infographic: Emission Control Areas – Reducing Air Pollution From Shipping
Infographic: Emission Control Areas – Reducing Air Pollution From Shipping
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping
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Press Coverage

Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route
Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route
High North News: As Era of “Global Boiling” Commences, Slowing the Arctic’s Meltdown Becomes More Urgent
High North News: As Era of “Global Boiling” Commences, Slowing the Arctic’s Meltdown Becomes More Urgent
China Dialogue: Black carbon: The ‘low-hanging fruit’ for cleaner shipping
China Dialogue: Black carbon: The ‘low-hanging fruit’ for cleaner shipping
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