Open Letter: OSPAR Ministers must uphold their duty to prevent marine pollution from scrubber toxic waste discharges

Open Letter: OSPAR Ministers must uphold their duty to prevent marine pollution from scrubber toxic waste discharges

Ahead of the OSPAR Ministerial Meeting in Vigo on 26th June 2025, and following the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice to advance Sustainable Development Goal 14 – to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources” – we urge you and fellow Environment Ministers to agree to decisive action by banning discharges of toxic waste water from the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers, on ships.