Why the IMO’s draft Arctic HFO regulation will not protect the Arctic, and how to fix it
Dr Sian Prior on the problems with the International Maritime Organization’s ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic – and how it can be rectified.
Arctic Summit News
Needed Now, More Than Ever: The Arctic Ban On Heavy Fuel Oil
It will be bad news for the Arctic if volume of shipping increases in coming decade before heavy fuel oil ban takes effect.
Arctic Summit News: A Siberian Yup’ik Inuit’s perspective:
ECO came across this fascinating article “For Arctic Indigenous People, is Foresight 2020?”, and will like to share a few powerful quotes from a Siberian Yup’ik Inuit’s perspective:
For Arctic Indigenous people, is Foresight 2020?
Verner Wilson, Senior Oceans Campaigner at Friends of the Earth US, writes that 2020 must be a year of action, and if we fail to meet the challenge of the climate crisis, our inaction will have long-lasting impacts on the Arctic, its indigenous peoples, and the overall wellbeing of Earth’s climate.
Arctic Summit News 2: How Long? New marine fuels & Arctic Climate Crime Scene
Today ECO reports on the devastating scenes of dead arctic animals and ecosystem destruction outside the IMO Arctic Summit. What are the reasons for these devastating crimes in the region? Is it black carbon emissions accelerating ice loss?
The Arctic Summit News: IMO Arctic Summit Opens in London
ECO is pleased to be in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of London for the 7th session of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention & Response sub-committee meeting.