Collection of news coverage of the July 1st 2024 Arctic heavy fuel oil ban, featuring the Clean Arctic Alliance.
News stories:
- Reuters: New fuel restrictions for ships in Arctic fall short, green groups say
- BBC: Arctic ‘dirty fuel’ ban for ships comes into force
- BBC World Service, Newshour: Dr Sian Prior interviewed (audio)
- Cabin Radio, Canada: As Arctic heavy fuel oil ban comes into force, critics want more
- CBC Canada: Heavy fuel oil ban comes into effect in the Arctic, with a big exemption
- World Report: Tuesday’s Stop Stories in 10 minutes (audio) – listen from 3:26
- EFE/El Diario (Spain): Entra en vigor la prohibición del uso del fueloil en el transporte en aguas del Ártico
- Nunatsiaq News (Canada) Canada’s ban on heavy fuel oils could come with a price
- Tradewinds: Campaigners criticise gaps in long-awaited Arctic shipping heavy fuel ban
- Lloyds List: Loophole-riddled Arctic HFO ban will start on July 1
- ShippingWatch: IMO’s fossil fuel ban in the Arctic faces criticism
- Polar Journal: Heavy Fuel Oil Banned in the Arctic after years of struggle from NGOs / Le Fioul Lourd interdit dans l’Arctique après des années de lutte
- Vroege Vogels (NL): Verbod op stookolie rondom de Noordpool
- Trouw (NL): Verbod op zware stookolie in Noordelijke IJszee, maar meeste schepen zijn vrijgesteld
- Iceland, MBL: Challenge Guðlaug to activate the ban immediately
Opinion articles:
- High North News, Opinion: Shipping Industry Must Seize Opportunity Posed by Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban, by Dr Sian Prior
- The Hill Times: Heavy fuel oil ban coming July 1, Inuit Nunangat communities still vulnerable to marine spills, by Andrew Dumbrille
- Alaska Beacon:Arctic meltdown continues as heavy fuel oil ban begins, by Kay Brown
- WWF: Despite heavy fuel oil ban, Arctic marine biodiversity still threatened, by Elena Tracy
- EFE (ES): Un paso más, aunque insuficiente, en la protección del Ártico: la prohibición del HFO. Por Lola Berna Gascón
Read more: Everything You Need to Know About the July 1st Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
