The Clean Arctic Alliance issued a series of six infographics highlighting the problem and threats posed by black carbon emissions from shipping on the Arctic environment.
Issued ahead the 8th session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response on 22 March, the infographics highlight why the effects of black carbon are more intense in the Arctic, the health implications for communities, why black carbon is increasing, as well as what actions are available to reduce those emissions from shipping.
Last year’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 7) agreed draft amendments to MARPOL Annex I (addition of a new regulation 43A) to introduce a prohibition on the use and carriage for use as fuel of HFO by ships in Arctic waters on and after 1 July 2024.
This year, PPR 8 will decide which of the two versions of the draft guidelines prepared by the Correspondence Group should be considered for finalisation. The sub-committee is expected to defer finalisation of the draft guidelines until PPR 9 (with a drafting group expected to be setup then for review of the draft proposals) and subsequent approval by MEPC.
Consequently, the sub-committee will support continuation of the CG’s work on further development of the favoured version on the draft guidelines and request MEPC 76 to extend the target completion year for this output to 2022.
The Arctic is changing rapidly
Black Carbon emissions from shipping are a special threat for the Arctic
Shipping’s black carbon emissions are an increasing threat
Black carbon is harmful to human health
Reducing black carbon emissions is effective and achievable
Measures to reduce black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping
