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Video Q&A: Why the EU's Fit for 55 Package of Climate Regulations Must Include Black Carbon from Ships

Video Q&A: Why the EU’s Fit for 55 Package of Climate Regulations Must Include Black Carbon from Ships

The follow Q&A videos, presented by the Clean Arctic Alliance team considers how the EU’s Fit for 55 package can address black carbon and deliver a double-whammy by delivering the commitments in the new Communication and the IMO’s black carbon Resolution within the “brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future” referred to in the latest IPCC AR6 report.
What is Heavy Fuel Oil? And why is it bad?

Video: What is Heavy Fuel Oil? And why is it bad?

The use of heavy fuel oil by ships crossing the Arctic creates the risk of a catastrophic spill - which would be practically impossible to clean up. Worse still, when heavy fuel oil (HFO ) is burned in ship's engines, the black carbon emitted falls onto Arctic snow or ice.
Why we need to ban Heavy Fuel Oil from Arctic Shipping

Video: Why we need to ban Heavy Fuel Oil from Arctic Shipping

As climate change impacts the Arctic, momentum is building to rid the region of the world's dirtiest fuel: heavy fuel oil. Several countries are calling for a ban from Arctic shipping - but more support is needed.