Will London Shipping Summit Act to Protect Arctic from Spills and Emissions?

Pancake ice on Arctic Sea Ice. Photo: Dave Walsh davewalshphoto.com

NGOs this morning called on the International Maritime Organization (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 heavy fuel oil (HFO) as fuel by ships operating in Arctic waters during this week’s “Arctic IMO Summit” in London.