Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP,
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs,
Nobel House 17 Smith Square,
London SW1P 3JR.
05 March 2024
Dear Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP,
On March 4th, Opportunity Green, Transport & Environment, Green Alliance, the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo ECODES, ZERO, and the Clean Arctic Alliance submitted evidence to the UK Government on the importance of the expansion of an Emissions Control Area in UK waters. This open letter accompanies those submissions and summarises the evidence to emphasise the importance of expanding a UK Emissions Control Area to reduce shipping’s air polluting emissions, protect the UK population from shipping’s negative health impacts and prevent harm to biodiversity.
