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.
🧵UN Shipping Agency @imo Still Stalling on Immediate Climate Action, Despite Alarm Bells
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UN Shipping Agency @IMOHQ Still Stalling on Immediate #ClimateAction, Despite Alarm Bells
https://bit.ly/3mEjI5f #mepc78 #bonnclimateconference
“@imohq must improve levels of ambition in recently agreed short-term carbon intensity reduction measures inc 1.5°C-compatible improv in carbon intensity of ships & revise climate targets to ensure 2030 CO2e 50% reduction full 2040 decarbonisation” @Sian_Prior9 #mepc78 https://twitter.com/MarineInsight/status/1533848738288046085
The Clean Arctic Alliance called on the IMO to deliver urgent action to curb climate impacts on the Arctic.
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Missed yesterday’s #MEPC78 webinar? Here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXc__YWY2Eo “Rising temperatures, rising seas – IPCC’s 6th assessment reports, climate vulnerable communities & shipping action” @ICC_Canada @Sian_Prior9 @iccinet @KAIVAO1 #BonnClimateConference
Via Maritime Executive: “@imohq must improve levels of ambition in recently agreed short-term carbon intensity reduction measures inc 1.5°C-compatible improv in carbon intensity of ships” @Sian_Prior9 https://sgq.io/DC5N4SO @Mar_Ex #mepc78 #BonnClimateConference #shipping
“@imohq must improve levels of ambition in recently agreed short-term carbon intensity reduction measures inc 1.5°C-compatible improv in carbon intensity of ships & revise climate targets to ensure 2030 CO2e 50% reduction full 2040 decarbonisation” https://bit.ly/3MkSYRF #mepc78
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
