John Kaltenstein, Marine Policy Analyst at Friends of the Earth, severely criticises the lack of substantive action taken by Arctic states to reduce and/or ban heavy fuel oil for Arctic shipping.
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"No substantial progress"
"Re-assessment of legal options is necessary"
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However, this has not (yet) been the case. "We hope that an Arctic ban on the use of HFO could be reached by 2020. But in order to meet that objective, we eventually need an Arctic state that effectively carries the issue forward – for the sake of the Arctic (marine) environment, subsistence practices, and the climate."
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