Ranulph Fiennes: Ban Heavy Fuel Oil in the Arctic
Polar explorer and Arctic Commitment signatory Ranulph Fiennes calls on the IMO to implement a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters.
Polar explorer and Arctic Commitment signatory Ranulph Fiennes calls on the IMO to implement a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters.
As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 71) opens today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on IMO member states to support a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks posed by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters
Join us at MEPC71 to discuss the risks associated with the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic shipping.
Maritime air pollution in Arctic workshop 19 May 2017, European Maritime Day, Poole, Dorset, UK.
Using heavy fuel oil creates such great financial risks that transitioning to safer fuels is the only rational action for Arctic ship operators.
Today, the elected representatives of European citizens have delivered a clear message to the International Maritime Organization – it’s time to ban the use of heavy fuel oil from Arctic shipping
Last week, members of the Clean Arctic Alliance team travelled to the annual Arctic Frontiers conference, in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø. We were there to launch the Arctic Commitment, in partnership with Arctic expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten.
When the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting closed in London on Friday, October 28, the Clean Arctic Alliance hailed the progress made by member countries towards a phase out of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships sailing in Arctic waters.
The EU Arctic Resolution is a clear message to the IMO that European citizens want a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic adopted by 2020.
CEO of Hurtigruten Daniel Skjeldam signed the Arctic Commitment today along with Dr Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, an international coalition of environmental organisations campaigning for a ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic.