In a serious blow to the Arctic and the fight to stop global heating, the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO), responsible for regulating international shipping, has firmly rejected the pleas of all of those crying out for ambitious climate action.
Civil society groups have lambasted the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for failing to take action on the Arctic climate crisis, after plans to reduce black carbon emissions from shipping in the Arctic were bumped off the agenda of its Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 76), which ended today.
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee opens today (MEPC 76), IMO member states were called on to take urgent and immediate action to protect the Arctic from the impacts of shipping emissions and pollution.
The future of #shipping is not necessarily growth and ever bigger ships. Insightful arguments here from @o_merk from OECD International Transport Forum. Bigger is not better. @SeasAtRisk @NedMolloy @MadRose_ @ElissamaOM https://twitter.com/o_merk/status/1527976502071119881
Why container shipping is a lot like intensive farming: https://transportpolicymatters.org/2020/06/26/why-container-shipping-is-a-lot-like-farming/amp/
Join us on June 6th for #MEPC78 #Webinar: Rising temperatures, rising seas – IPCC’s 6th assessment reports, #climate vulnerable communities & #shipping action. More info here:
https://bit.ly/3aiTG4z #arctic #climateaction
Join us on June 6th for #MEPC78 #Webinar: Rising temperatures, rising seas – IPCC’s 6th assessment reports, #climate vulnerable communities & #shipping action. More info here:
https://bit.ly/3aiTG4z #arctic #climateaction
“@imohq member states must agree on ambitious & urgent global action to dramatically reduce ship-source #blackcarbon emissions this decade, in order to mitigate climate crisis in #Arctic”
https://bit.ly/3Ky2MaN @un @antonioguterres @PEspinosaC @IPCC_CH @CCACoalition
New Opportunity! 📣
We are looking for Consultancy Support: State of #Shipping & Ocean Report. We are commissioning a major study into the climate and ocean biodiversity impacts of international shipping. Apply before 8 May 2022! https://tinyurl.com/mr4b9ma3 #ourocean #climatecrisis
“Key to reducing soot in diesel fuels is improving the fuel quality” @BillHemmings https://twitter.com/safety4sea/status/1519297822998335490
A recent webinar by the @CleanArctic provided suggestions to #decarbonize Arctic, as in March 2022 temperatures in the Arctic were recorded at 30 degrees Celsius above normal levels for the time of the year.
#ClimateChange
Find out more in➡️ https://safety4sea.com/cm-how-to-reduce-arctic-shippings-black-carbon-emissions-and-scrubber-discharges/
Pacific Environment’s Guide to IMO is a resource for anyone looking to get a crash course in what the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is and how it operates. In the guide, you will find descriptions of committees and sub-committees, section by section summaries of key IMO instruments (like the Polar Code), a list of every participating non-governmental organization with links to their websites, a glossary of common acronyms and terms, and much more. Download here.
The Clean Arctic Alliance is working for a ban on heavy fuel oil from Arctic shipping
