Why the IMO should ban the ‘false choice’ of scrubbers
Scrubbers, or exhaust gas cleaning systems, are an end-of-pipe equipment compliance mechanism employed to remove harmful pollutants and particulate matter from exhaust emissions. However, in a sleight-of-hand, pollutants are then dumped into the ocean, transferring the problem to the marine environment, allowing vessels to continue burning fuels like HSFOs.
