Ticking Clock: Arctic States Have Less Than a Fortnight to Act on Black Carbon and Polar Fuels The Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else on Earth - this is a warning sign for elsewhere on the planet. The shipping sector has been gifted an opportunity to cut black carbon emissions from shipping in the region, which would have a near-immediate positive impact. But time is tight, writes Dr. Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, in this op-ed.
How Greenland and Denmark Can Lead the Arctic Council Towards Cleaning up Arctic Shipping As the first round of this Autumn’s Arctic Council meetings kicks off, led by Greenland under the Kingdom of Denmark Chairship, the council must seize the opportunity to set out its priorities for the future health and biodiversity of the Arctic Ocean, the people that depend on it, and global climate systems that it helps regulate, writes Dr. Sian Prior in the Clean Arctic Alliance in this op-ed.
How Greenland and Denmark Can Lead the Arctic Council Towards Cleaning up Arctic Shipping As the first round of this Autumn’s Arctic Council meetings kicks off, led by Greenland under the Kingdom of Denmark Chairship, the council must seize the opportunity to set out its priorities for the future health and biodiversity of the Arctic Ocean, the people that depend on it, and global climate systems that it helps regulate, writes Dr. Sian Prior in the Clean Arctic Alliance in this op-ed.
How Greenland and Denmark Can Lead the Arctic Council Towards Cleaning up Arctic Shipping As the first round of this Autumn’s Arctic Council meetings kicks off, led by Greenland under the Kingdom of Denmark Chairship, the council must seize the opportunity to set out its priorities for the future health and biodiversity of the Arctic Ocean, the people that depend on it, and global climate systems that it helps regulate, writes Dr. Sian Prior in the Clean Arctic Alliance in this op-ed.
Shipping Industry Must Seize Opportunity Posed by Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban On July 1st, an International Maritime Organization ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil by Arctic shipping will come into force. At first glance, this looks like great news indeed for the Arctic environment, and the people and wildlife who depend upon it. Unfortunately, it’s not so simple.
Urges the Arctic Council to Show Leadership in Reducing Emissions From Shipping In an open letter to the Norwegian Chair of the Arctic Council, the environmental foundation Bellona and the Clean Arctic Alliance urge the council to update its targets to reduce emissions of black carbon.
Greenlandic Shipping Company Royal Arctic Line Faces Criticism For Planning to Use Heavy Fuel Oil Until 2029 Greenland’s state-owned shipping operator Royal Arctic Line faces criticism after the company’s CEO voiced concern about the timeline of the IMO’s newly proposed ban on Heavy Fuel Oil.
