Marine Pollution: Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes Denmark’s Banning of Scrubber Wastewater Discharges
The Clean Arctic Alliance today welcomed the Danish government’s announcement that it will prohibit the discharge of scrubber water from ships into the marine environment in its territorial waters (to 12nm), and called for all Arctic states to not only follow Denmark’s action, but to go beyond it by banning the use of scrubbers throughout Arctic waters.
Two New Reports Highlight Threat of LNG Reliance in the Arctic
Ahead of a ban on use and carriage of heavy fuel oil – shipping’s dirtiest fuel – in the Arctic coming into force this July, the Clean Arctic Alliance shares two reports, both of which explore the future potential impacts on our climate from the extraction and use of liquified natural gas (LNG) for fueling the shipping industry.
The Arctic HFO Ban Presents A Cross Current For Shipping in the Arctic – Saying No To LNG Now Could Avoid Decades Of Continued Fossil Fuel Use
The Clean Arctic Alliance, which is a member of the Say No to LNG campaign, believes that Earth Day – and the impending HFO ban are perfect opportunities to tack and jibe the Arctic shipping fleet away from a voyage plan that includes LNG. Eliminating the use of heavy residual fuels, reducing black carbon emissions and choosing distillate fuels along with investment in energy efficiency and wind are clear short and long term winners to meet climate and sustainability targets without locking in potent climate-forcing LNG fossil fuel infrastructure for 30 more years.
LNG and Shipping in the Arctic
To better understand the trajectory of LNG uptake in a maritime context across the Arctic, this work first explores policy positions on natural gas in the study region, then describes LNG bunkering, trade, and infrastructure, and then identifies, discusses, and analyzes the Arctic-capable LNG vessel fleet.
The Status and Future Projections of LNG Production and Use in the Russian Arctic
The newly published working paper by Bellona gives an overview of the Russian LNG sector with a focus on the current status and future projections of LNG production and use as ship fuel in the Russian Arctic. The influence of economic sanctions on Russian LNG development plans are also analyzed in the paper.
Scrubbers: The Solution to Pollution is… Stop Using Dirty Fuel
“The solution to pollution is dilution”. A saying that was frequently used half a century ago, but since then scientific knowledge on toxicology has clearly shown that this solution does not work – pollutants can be persistent in the environment and bioaccumulate in the food chain. As a consequence, environmental policy and regulations have evolved away from “solution to pollution is dilution” approaches in order to protect life on earth.
MEPC81: Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes Support for New Arctic Emission Control Areas for Shipping
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC 81) closed today, the Clean Arctic Alliance today welcomed the support for two new areas in the Arctic to be protected from polluting air emissions from shipping.
MEPC81: IMO Urged to Create New Arctic Areas Free From Shipping Pollution
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC 81) gets underway, the Clean Arctic Alliance today urged IMO member states to agree to creation of new areas in the Arctic which will be protected from polluting air emissions from shipping.
Infographic: Why the IMO and international shipping needs a strong revised Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII)
The CII is key to creating more energy efficient ships and cutting emissions in the short-term.Currently, the CII is not realising its full potential! The revision of the CII, due to start at MEPC82 and conclude by 2025, is a key opportunity to bring it up to date with the revised GHG Strategy and to make sure that it works in the future in a coherent way with the basket of mid-term measures (BoM) being negotiated at the same time.
Letter to President Biden urging him to take further steps to stop the deadly expansion of US LNG
As organizations from the United States and around the world, we applaud your decision to halt pending approvals of liquified natural gas (LNG) exports to non-free trade countries to review their impacts to climate, economics, and national security as part of the public interest determination. As you rightly noted, “the climate crisis is the existential threat of our time.” We call on you to expand the pause to include stopping all LNG and related fossil fuel infrastructure permits across all U.S. federal agencies and institute a robust and democratic public comment period as part of the Department of Energy public interest review.
