January 2022 - Clean Arctic Alliance

PPR 9-10-4 – Urgent matters related to the harmful effects of EGCS wastewater discharges and conflicts with international treaty commitments and duties

28 January 2022 / IMO Papers, Publications

This document identifies the risks associated with exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) wastewater discharges and accordingly recommends criteria that should be considered when risk and impact assessment guidelines are developed. It also identifies local, regional, and international regulatory instruments and measures which should be considered and included when a database containing restrictions and conditions on EGCS discharges is created.

PPR 9-8-2 – Prioritizing control measures to reduce Black Carbon emissions impacting the Arctic

28 January 2022 / IMO Papers, Publications

This document stresses the urgent need for action to reduce Black Carbon emissions from international shipping and proposes priority measures for rapid implementation

NGOs Welcome Initial Steps But Demand Greater Urgency On Reducing Underwater Noise Pollution and its effect On Marine Life

21 January 2022 / Press releases

The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed SDC 8's recognition that non-mandatory nature of 8-year-old IMO guidelines on underwater noise pollution from ships is a key barrier to their implementation, and called for mandatory measures to reduce the impact of underwater noise on marine wildlife, including whales, dolphins and fish.

Barents Observer/Eye on the Arctic: Shipping industry needs to do more to lessen underwater noise in Arctic, say NGOs

18 January 2022 / Press coverage

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sub-committee meeting on ship design (SDC 8) and construction got underway this week, a group of international NGOs is calling for the maritime industry to do more to reduce underwater noise disturbances to marine life.

NGOs Call on Shipping Industry to Reduce Underwater Noise to Protect Marine Life

17 January 2022 / Press, Press releases

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 8) opens today, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on the IMO to take action to ensure that the direct impact of noise from vessels on the health of marine wildlife, including whales, dolphins and fish is meaningfully reduced.