June 2021 - Clean Arctic Alliance

Exhaust emissions from Marine Diesel - Photo: Jonathan Eastland/Ajax/Alamy

Has the Shipping Industry and IMO Simply Given Up on Climate Action?

28 June 2021 / News

In a serious blow to the Arctic and the fight to stop global heating, the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO), responsible for regulating international shipping, has firmly rejected the pleas of all of those crying out for ambitious climate action.

Reuters: UN adopts ban on heavy fuel oil use by ships in Arctic

18 June 2021 / Press coverage

A series of exemptions and waivers would mean a complete HFO ban would only come into effect in mid-2029, which campaigners the Clean Arctic Alliance said would amount to “endorsing continued arctic pollution”.

Lloyds List: MEPC adopts ‘toothless’ Arctic HFO ban

18 June 2021 / Press coverage

The Marine Environment Protection Committee signed off on a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters from 2024. Green groups say it has too many loopholes to achieve much.

International Shipping emissions contribute to global climate heating and Arctic sea ice melting

MEPC 76: International Shipping Body Drops the Ball on Arctic Climate Crisis

17 June 2021 / Press releases

Civil society groups have lambasted the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for failing to take action on the Arctic climate crisis, after plans to reduce black carbon emissions from shipping in the Arctic were bumped off the agenda of its Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 76), which ended today.

Infographic: Scrubber waste discharge from ships is toxic to the marine environment

11 June 2021 / Infographics, Publications

Scrubbers turn an air pollution problem into an ocean pollution problem. How does that work?

Arctic Voices Demand Global Action to Protect Arctic From Impacts of Shipping Emissions

10 June 2021 / Press releases

"We in the Arctic are convinced that the Arctic is clearly in crisis and the change is happening rapidly, beyond comparison in human history or in our indigenous knowledge"

Opening Arctic Climate Crisis Statement MEPC76 by Austin Ahmusak

10 June 2021 / Publications, Statements

An ambitious and effective short term GHG measure consistent with the Paris Agreement temperature goals is needed, as is immediate action to cut black carbon emissions from ships in or near the Arctic.