April 2022 - Clean Arctic Alliance

MEPC 78/7/27: Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships – IPCC AR6 Climate Change 2022 – Mitigation of Climate Change

15 April 2022 / IMO Papers, Publications

This document comments on document MEPC 78/7/18 (WWF et al.) and draws attention to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeʹs (IPCC) publication Mitigation of Climate Change, the third report of the Sixth Assessment Cycle (AR6), and to the accompanying words of the UN Secretary-General, which add further impetus to the recommendations contained in document MEPC 78/7/18.

Arctic species under threat 6: Bowhead Whale

Infographic: Arctic Species Under Threat

14 April 2022 / Infographics, Publications

Learn important facts about six key Arctic species – the beluga, the walrus, narwhal, polar bear, Arctic tern and bowhead whale. Click images for larger versions/pdfs. Arctic species under threat 1: Beluga Arctic species under threat 2: Narwhal Arctic species under threat 3: Walrus Arctic species under threat 4: Polar Bear Arctic species under threat 5: Arctic Tern Arctic species under threat 6: Bowhead Whale

MEPC 78-9-1 - Outcome of PPR 9 (Secretariat)

MEPC 78/9/1: Outcome of PPR 9 Note by the Secretariat

14 April 2022 / IMO Papers, Publications

This document provides the list of actions requested of the Committee on matters emanating from PPR 9

MEPC 78-11-1 - Proposal to designate the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for S... (CSC)

MEPC 78/11/1 – Proposal to designate the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides

14 April 2022 / IMO Papers, Publications

This document welcomes the proposal submitted by all coastal States of the Mediterranean Sea, all Member States of the European Union and the European Commission in document MEPC 78/11 (Albania et al.) to designate the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area (ECA) for Sulphur Oxides. The designation of a MED SOx ECA will improve air quality and provide health benefits for millions of residents as well as for nature, agriculture, and heritage conservation. This document supports a quick agreement on, and implementation of, an ECA for SOx emissions in the Mediterranean Sea as a whole.

Tradewinds: The IMO must now lead if it is to prove the doubters wrong

13 April 2022 / Press, Press coverage

For too long, the IMO has been out of step with other UN agencies on climate change and is in effect acting as a rogue element within the UN system … The IMO must face up to its responsibilities, putting its priorities in line with the UN on climate change, and use the collective political power and technological know-how of the shipping industry to … drastically limit shipping’s contribution to the global climate crisis,” said Dr Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance.

The Guardian: ‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating

10 April 2022 / Press, Press coverage

As climate crisis allows new maritime routes to be used, sooty shipping emissions accelerates ice melt and risk to ecosystems

High North News: IMO Again Fails to Act on Black Carbon Emissions in Arctic

8 April 2022 / Press, Press coverage

“The IMO has this week completely failed to take any significant steps or agree any action which would see significant reductions in black carbon emissions from shipping and its warming impact on the Arctic,”

Arctic Climate Crisis: Black Carbon Emissions

UN Shipping Body IMO Fails On Black Carbon, Lives Up To Reputation For Climate Inaction

7 April 2022 / Press, Press releases

A week that opened with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lambasting governments and industry for their climate inaction, and the IPCC’s Climate Mitigation report criticising the poor climate governance of international shipping, is set to close with the UN’s shipping agency, the IMO, again kicking climate concerns into the long grass, by failing to reduce the climate impacts on the Arctic from the black carbon emissions responsible for 20% of shipping’s climate impact, said the Clean Arctic Alliance today.

Lloyds List: IMO considers emissions measures to save Arctic

4 April 2022 / Press, Press coverage

Shipping body to consider calls to limit its emissions of black carbon and scrubber discharges

PPR 9: Governments Must Cut Shipping’s Black Carbon Emissions to Save the Arctic

4 April 2022 / Press, Press releases

At PPR9, NGO demand that IMO slash shipping's impact of black carbon emissions on the Arctic by requiring a switch to distillate or alternative cleaner fuels or methods of propulsion for vessels operating in or near Arctic waters.

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