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Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships: Impacts

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

19 September 2023 / , ,
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.
Infographic: Underwater Noise From Ships: Solutions

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

18 September 2023 / , ,
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: How to regulate and control black carbon emissions from shipping

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

5 September 2023 / , ,
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.
Arctic Climate Crisis: Black Carbon Emissions

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

7 July 2023 / ,
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

3 July 2023 / ,
“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

29 June 2023 / ,
Clean Arctic Alliance Media Briefing Ahead of MEPC 80: 3-7 July 2023
Sea ice in the Arctic, photograph by Dave Walsh davewalshphoto.com

NGO Response to News of Impending Ice Free Arctic Summers

13 June 2023 / ,
The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative, the Inuit Circumpolar Council and Clean Arctic Alliance today call on the international shipping sector to halve its climate impact this decade by slashing CO2 and black carbon emissions, in response to a new study published in Nature Communications which predicts the Arctic having ice free summers in coming decades.
Say No To LNG

IMO: Governments Carry Responsibility For Curbing of Shipping’s LNG Problem

12 June 2023 / ,
UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) negotiations, kicking off June 26 in London, UK, could either set the course for a comprehensive global climate plan for the shipping industry or derail the Paris Agreement to limit a global temperature increase of 1.5 °C. 
Infographic: Fast Track to Climate Disaster: Approaching Tipping Points leading to cascading and irreversible impacts

Clean Arctic Alliance response to Russia’s year round NSR claim

25 May 2023 / ,
"If year-round transiting through the Northern Sea Route appears an attractive proposition due to loss of Arctic Sea ice caused by climate warming, then think again - burning yet more fossil fuels in the region will exacerbate climate impacts."
Clean Arctic Alliance Recommendations for the Norway Chair of the Arctic Council

Calls for New Arctic Chair Norway to Act on Arctic Environment Protection

9 May 2023 / ,
Ahead of Norway taking up the two-year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council on May 11th, the Clean Arctic Alliance has published an open letter to the incoming chair, Norway’s Arctic Ambassador Morten Høglund, containing recommendations for Norway’s priorities during its chairmanship that are focussed around the protection of the Arctic environment, promotion of climate and green energy solutions, support for people in the Arctic and the development of a stronger Arctic Council.
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