MEPC 83/12/3: Comment in response to the proposal to designate the North-East Atlantic Ocean as an emission control area for sulphur oxides, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides (MEPC 83/12)
This document welcomes the proposal to designate the North-East Atlantic as an emission control area (ECA). The designation of an ECA will improve air quality and provide health benefits for millions of residents as well as protection for nature, agriculture, and the ocean from pollution deposition and ocean acidification. This document supports the efficient agreement and implementation of the ECA.
MEPC 83/10/3: Proposal for Resolution to Ban Scrubbers
This document recalls dialogue at PPR 12 concerning output 1.23 and considers the value of a potential IMO resolution to protect vulnerable areas from EGCS – scrubber – impacts.
