Why the Shipping Industry Must Seize Opportunity Posed by Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
On July 1st, an International Maritime Organization (IMO) ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by Arctic shipping will come into force. At first glance, this looks like great news indeed for the Arctic environment, and the people and wildlife who depend upon it.
Letter to IMO Secretary General: The July 1st Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
1 July 2024 is a momentous day for the protection of the Arctic, as from this date heavy fuel oil (HFO) – the dirtiest of shipping fuels – will no longer be allowed to be carried as fuel or used on board ships operating in Arctic waters.
NGOs call on Arctic States to Drop Climate-Warming Loopholes Ahead of Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
Ahead of the July 1st coming into force of an International Maritime Organization (IMO) ban on the use and carriage heavy fuel oil (HFO) by Arctic shipping, the Clean Arctic Alliance today called on IMO member states, particularly Arctic coastal countries, to implement the Arctic HFO ban and enforce it fully with immediate effect – without resorting to loopholes.
Make a NO HFO Paper Boat!
Help us build a fleet of HFO-free ships, post your photos on social media and demand that the Arctic HFO ban to be implemented fully and now – not in five years’ time – to combat the Arctic meltdown and dire global consequences.
Clearing the Air on Shipping Pollution and Climate Change
News of a study made recent climate headlines stating that cutting pollution from global shipping accelerates heating of our planet and oceans. The study concludes that UN air pollution rules introduced in 2020 aimed at cutting sulphur content in shipping fuels caused an “inadvertent geoengineering termination shock”, with significant global warming impacts. Many leading scientists have since reacted that there’s more to this story than is apparent at first glance.
Webinar: The Arctic HFO Ban: Are you Ready for 1 July 2024?
This webinar will address the coming Arctic HFO ban, and why this regulation should be implemented by States and the shipping sector without the use of exemptions or waivers. This webinar will also look at the required next steps with respect to protecting the Arctic from the risks associated with using HFOs.
Clean Arctic Alliance Response: Shipping’s SOx Emissions and the Climate
It has been reported in the last year that the removal of sulphur from ship fuels has led to global heating and a significant increase in ocean temperature (Carbon Brief). The recent paper, published in Nature the end of May “Abrupt reduction in shipping emission as an inadvertent geoengineering termination shock produces substantial radiative warming”, argues that the introduction of an International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation reducing the allowable levels of sulphur in ships fuels from 3.5% to 0.5% from 1 January 2020 – the so-called “sulphur cap” has created an “inadvertent geoengineering termination shock with global impact”. The findings of this paper have, however, been countered by other scientists, many of who claim that there is more to what is happening with the high ocean temperatures than can be accounted for by this latest work and the removal of the cooling effect of sulphur emissions.
Heavy Fuel Oil Q&A
An FAQ on the coming ban on use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic
Q&A: Are you HFO ready? Clean Arctic Alliance State of Affairs Briefing
In June of 2021, after nearly six years of negotiations, the International Maritime Organization adopted Regulation 43A of MARPOL Annex I (Resolution MEPC.329(76)), which sets out special requirements for the use and carriage of heavy fuel oils in Arctic waters
MEPC 82/3: Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI on Emission Control Areas
The Committee is invited to consider, with a view to adoption, proposed amendments to MARPOL Annex VI concerning the designation of ECAs.
