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Webinar: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping

Save the Date: Urgent Need to Cut Black Carbon from Arctic Shipping

This webinar will consider black carbon emissions from shipping impacting the Arctic from diverse perspectives. It will review the status and need for continued mitigative actions on black carbon emissions reductions under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and possibly under other international bodies. 
Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships: Impacts

NGOs Demand Underwater Noise Cuts For Shipping – Reduced Speed Also Key to Climate and Ocean health

As a workshop exploring the relationship between energy efficiency and underwater radiated noise from shipping closes today at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance called for international action to support the sector’s transition to ships that are both more efficient and quieter as efforts to decarbonise the global shipping fleet are stepped-up.
Splash 24/7 Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route

Splash 24/7: Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route

“The rapid expansion of Arctic shipping traffic using fossil fuels and opening Arctic Sea routes to year-round navigation for transporting fossil fuels heightens the risk of spills and leakages, increases underwater noise pollution, and destroys ice ecosystems and habitats of ice-dependent species such as seals and polar bears. It also poses a significant threat to the food security and livelihoods of Indigenous communities whose survival and sustenance rely on their intricate relationship with a healthy Arctic environment,” Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, told Splash. Over 100 countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge to reduce methane emissions
Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships: Solutions

IMO Must Take Opportunity To Reduce Underwater Noise By Transitioning to Cleaner Ships

As a workshop exploring the relationship between energy efficiency and underwater radiated noise from shipping opens today at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance called for international action to support the transition to ships that are both more efficient and quieter as efforts to decarbonise the global shipping fleet are stepped-up.
Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships: Impacts

Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships

Underwater noise, also known as Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) is a form of pollution which comes from a number of sources, including shipping activity. This infographic depicts the major sources of underwater noise from ships and their effects on marine wildlife as well as what the many measures that can be taken to reduce and remove noise disturbances.
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping

Black Carbon: G20 Leaders Must Heed Own Think Tank Advice on Arctic Action

Ahead of this week’s G20 summit in New Delhi, the Clean Arctic Alliance responded to a report which details the Consequences of Arctic Amplification in a Warming World, calling on the G20 to act on the urgent action demanded by its own advisors.
High North News: As Era of “Global Boiling” Commences, Slowing the Arctic’s Meltdown Becomes More Urgent

High North News: As Era of “Global Boiling” Commences, Slowing the Arctic’s Meltdown Becomes More Urgent

"G20 leaders should take action to protect the Arctic and significantly slow climate change", says Arctic Policy Director Kay Brown at the Environmental organization Pacific Environment.
Arctic Climate Crisis: Black Carbon Emissions

MEPC 80: IMO Becoming a Serial Procrastinator on Black Carbon Emissions

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) - its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80, July 3-7) - closed today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance expressed dismay that the actions discussed and agreed this week will not be enough to save the Arctic from the climate impact of global shipping.
Infographic: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping

MEPC80: IMO Must Pick Low Hanging Fruit by Cutting Black Carbon Emissions

“The shipping sector has the power to rapidly reduce its emissions of black carbon - what’s needed now is the political will”.
What does the Clean Arctic Alliance hope the IMO will achieve at MEPC80 on the issue of black carbon?

Media Briefing: At MEPC 80, the Shipping Sector Must Set Course for 50% Emission Cuts by 2023 – Including Black Carbon

Clean Arctic Alliance Media Briefing Ahead of MEPC 80: 3-7 July 2023