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.
#Arctic #SeaIceMinimum: UN #Shipping Body @IMOHQ Must Act On #BlackCarbon Emissions
https://bit.ly/3CJOOOZ #climateaction
3/3 Responding to @IPCC_CH #climatereport, @CleanArctic called on @IMOHQ to make immediate cuts to black carbon emissions from #shipping in #Arctic, and to urgently reduce #blackcarbon emissions globally https://bit.ly/3fLvLdV
2/3 “Around 80,600km2 of sea ice is being lost annually (equiv size: South Carolina or Austria). Dramatic & urgent reductions in short-term climate forcers incl. #blackcarbon remain essential to slow the melt down” @Sian_Prior9 @CleanArctic
1/3 “By @NSIDC preliminary assessment, it looks like this year’s Arctic summer sea ice minimum will be one of highest in past decade – but volume of multi-year ice is one of the lowest recorded” @Sian_Prior9 @CleanArctic https://twitter.com/NSIDC/status/1440695794521174027
We have called this year’s likely #Arctic sea ice minimum extent at 4.72 MM sq km (1.82 MM sq mi) on September 16. This year’s minimum extent is ranked 12th lowest in the satellite record. The last 15 years are the lowest 15 in the satellite record. https://bit.ly/3tYSPvG
Reminder: with continued inaction the shipping industry will face climate disruption on a scale that makes the current logistical nightmare look like a walk in the park.
The UN’s shipping agency @IMOHQ, still refuses to discuss any costs resulting from climate change… https://twitter.com/climateconomics/status/1440244265754398733
Can the economy afford NOT to fight climate change?
Some say the costs of fighting climate change are too high, but a new study shows the economic cost of doing nothing could be 15x higher than current estimates.
#CostofInaction
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/09/can-the-economy-afford-not-to-fight-climate-change/ by @dana1981
“Has the Shipping Industry and @IMOHQ Simply Given Up on #ClimateAction?” asks John Maggs @SeasAtRisk following #mepc76
https://bit.ly/3x6FT7R
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
