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With Arctic Winter Sea Ice at Annual Low, Urgent Need to Slash Shipping Emissions

20 March 2023 /
“The devastating news that the Arctic sea ice maximum has reached one of the lowest extents recorded must drive an urgent and rapid slashing of emissions - particularly black carbon - from all sectors, including international shipping”, said Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance.
Politic Morning Mobility

Black Carbon and FuelEU Media Coverage

20 February 2023 / ,
Climate activists with the Clean Arctic Alliance sounded the alarm this week that negotiators could delete a demand by the Parliament that the Commission use a review of FuelEU Maritime to consider changes to the list of pollutants that the regulation covers.
Tackling ships’ black carbon emissions in the Arctic through EU action

Is the EU About to Ignore the Impact of Shipping’s Black Carbon Emissions in the Arctic?

14 February 2023 / ,
"The EU’s Fit for 55 Fuel EU Maritime Regulation outcome being discussed in Strasbourg this week already fails to include a provision to regulate black carbon emissions, the largest source of shipping’s climate warming impact after CO2 - cutting any mention of doing so in the future is not only deplorable, it makes a complete mockery of the EU’s own commitments made in its 2021 Arctic Strategy to lead the world on reducing Arctic ship pollution."
High North News: IMO Updates Guidelines on Noise Pollution, But No Mandatory Rules for the Arctic

High North News: IMO Updates Guidelines on Noise Pollution, But No Mandatory Rules for the Arctic

31 January 2023 / ,
The International Maritime Organization took incremental steps to protecting marine environments, including in the Arctic, from noise pollution. The voluntary measures, however, do not go far enough, say environmental groups and the Inuit Circumpolar Council, especially for the Arctic Ocean’s sensitive ecosystem.
Lloyds List: IMO makes progress on underwater noise but more action needed, environmental groups say

Lloyds List: IMO makes progress on underwater noise but more action needed, environmental groups say

30 January 2023 / ,
Shipping body's sub-committee on ship design and construction completes draft guidelines to curb underwater noise pollution
Underwater Noise

SDC9: Progress on Shipping’s Underwater Noise Impact Welcomed, But IMO Falls Short of Immediate Action

27 January 2023 / ,
The Clean Arctic Alliance today welcomed progress made this week by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address the impact of underwater noise from ships on marine wildlife, but warned that further delay in the development of an action program clearly setting out next steps - including compulsory measures - will prevent significant action that would decrease vessel noise in our oceans
Inuit warn of ‘rock concert-like’ noise from ships affecting Arctic wildlife

The Guardian: Inuit warn of ‘rock concert-like’ noise from ships affecting Arctic wildlife

25 January 2023 / ,
Sarah Bobbe, Arctic program manager at Ocean Conservancy, urged the IMO to act. “In addition to global measures, even more stringent regional measures to reduce acoustic pollution from vessels in areas such as the Arctic will be necessary,” she said.
Underwater Noise

SDC9: NGOS Call on UN Shipping Body Reduce to Underwater Noise Impact on Marine Life

23 January 2023 / ,
The IMO must this week agree on an effective program of action and next steps to mitigate underwater noise from ships
Infographic: Fast Track to Climate Disaster: Approaching Tipping Points leading to cascading and irreversible impacts

IMO: As Momentum Builds, NGOs Call for Concrete Proposals To Reduce Black Carbon Impact on Arctic

16 December 2022 / ,
As MEPC 79 closed in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed progress to reduce the impact of GHGs and black carbon emissions from shipping on the Arctic, but called on IMO member states to act decisively to regulate black carbon emissions
Infographic: Climate Threat to the Arctic. Rapid warming and extreme temperatures causing...

MEPC 79: Slashing Black Carbon Emissions Would Cut Shipping’s Climate Impact This Decade

12 December 2022 / ,
“Shipping’s climate impact must halve by 2030 if global heating is to be kept below the Paris Agreement’s limit of 1.5 degrees, and action on black carbon is essential if the industry is to reach this objective”
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