Infographic: Rise in Arctic Shipping Traffic is Bad News for Black Carbon Emissions
Infographic: Arctic shipping is projected to increase as ice-melt makes Arctic waters more accessible, but also increases the risk of environmental disaster.
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Clean Arctic Alliance Praises US & Canada Move to Phase out Arctic’s Dirtiest Fuel
Responding to the December 20th joint statement from the United States and Canada, agreeing to develop a strategy to phase out their use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) from vessels operating in the Arctic, the Clean Arctic Alliance praised both Arctic nations for their ambitious action to rid the region of the dirtiest marine fuel.
Clean Arctic Alliance Response to Cruise Operators’ support of Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
“The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes AECO’s reconfirmation of its support for an international ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters. AECO’s decision demonstrates the growing conviction within the shipping industry that the Arctic is simply too vulnerable and too fragile to allow the use of this dirtiest of fuels, and that HFO can no longer be considered an option for powering Arctic shipping in the future”
MEPC 70: IMO Moves Towards Arctic Phase Out of World’s Dirtiest Fuel
MEPC 70: IMO Moves Towards Arctic Phase Out of World’s Dirtiest Fuel London, October 28 2016: As the International Maritime Organization’s […]
MEPC 70: International Maritime Organization Urged to Drop World’s Dirtiest Fuel
MEPC 70: International Maritime Organization Urged to Drop World’s Dirtiest Fuel London, October 24 2016:- As the International Maritime Organization’s […]