Tradewinds: There’s a simple fix for the Arctic’s climate crisis — use cleaner shipping fuels
Faced with dramatic sea ice loss, floods, fires, unprecedented emissions and what is expected to be the warmest year ever recorded globally, the International Maritime Organization is again set to consider proposals to reduce black carbon emissions, which generate heat and speed up melting snow and ice in the Arctic.
Video: Black Carbon, Scrubbers and the Arctic: Clean Arctic Alliance Briefing Ahead of IMO PPR 12 Shipping Meeting
Ahead of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12), which will meet from 27-31 January 2025, this online briefing provided insights on the agenda, likely discussions and possible outcomes of importance to ship operations in the Arctic, including reducing black carbon emissions and discharges from exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers).
MEPC83/12: Proposal to designate the North-East Atlantic Ocean as an Emission Control Area for sulphur oxides, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides
This document proposes to designate the North-East Atlantic Ocean as an Emission Control Area for sulphur oxides, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, pursuant to MARPOL Annex VI.
Clean Arctic Alliance Response To Kerch Strait Heavy Fuel Oil Spill from Antiquated Tankers
All Arctic nations, including Russia, must urgently implement the full intent of the International Maritime Organization’s Arctic HFO ban, instead of hiding behind the waivers and exemptions that currently allow ongoing use of HFO as a result of loopholes in the July 2024 regulation.
PPR 12/6/2: Reduction of the Impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions From International Shipping- Arctic Climate Crisis
This document provides further information on the Arctic climate crisis in support of the recommendations in document PPR 12/6 (FOEI et al.). It proposes that the Sub-Committee recognize that a first step to immediately reduce Black Carbon emissions should be the requirement to use polar fuels, such as DMA and DMZ, as well as other suitable fuels with comparable Black Carbon outcomes, throughout the Arctic.
PPR 12/6/1: Reduction of the Impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon Emissions From International Shipping
This document provides comments on document PPR 12/6 (FOEI et al.) and provides advice to PPR 12 on a recommended approach to defining the characteristics of “polar fuels” , taking marine distillates grades DMA and DMZ as benchmarks, while also considering other suitable fuels.
PPR 12/5: Comments on documents MEPC 78/14/1 and PPR 10/10/1, and a possible definition of “polar oil fuels”
This document comments on documents MEPC 78/14/1 and PPR 10/10/1, and provides a possible definition of “polar oil fuels” that are acceptable for use and carriage for use as fuel in Arctic waters.
World Sustainable Transport Day Marked by Calls to Clean Up Shipping and Protect Arctic
Following a challenging UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP29) and to mark the UN’s World Sustainable Transport Day, the Clean Arctic Alliance today called on Arctic shipping operators and the UN’s International Maritime Organization Arctic member states to prioritise the protection of the Arctic from the multiple impacts of shipping transport by moving to cleaner marine fuels, establishing emission control areas to reduce air pollution and banning the use of scrubbers.
PPR 12/INF.15: Air quality and health impacts of using EGCS (scrubbers) in Canadian waters
This document presents information on the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) by ships in Canada and the results of a modelling analysis on the air quality and health impacts of using scrubbers in Canadian waters.
PPR 12-6: Polar fuels
This document sets out a proposal for advancing discussion at PPR 12 with the intention of leading to action to reduce the impact of Black Carbon (BC) emissions from ships on the Arctic.
