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ICCT issued a white paper studying Emission Control Areas in China, considering the potential for ships to route around the ECA. The paper reveals that ECAs which are too narrow may actually increase emissions if ship operators divert to save on fuel costs.

ICCT issued five briefing papers summarizing HFO use in the IMO Polar Code Arctic, for 2015. While ships registered in Russia consumed the most HFO by far in the region in 2015, followed by Denmark and South Korea, Russian-flagged fishing vessels emitted about 10 tonnes of BC, 10-times more than Denmark and South Korea.

There are eight Arctic states; however, ships that operate in the Arctic fly many flags. Summarizing the use and carriage of HFO in the IMO’s Polar Code Arctic by flag state, an ICCT report finds that Russian-flagged ships consumed the most HFO by far in the area in 2015, distantly followed by Canada and Denmark.

Maritime fuel consumption increased from 291 to 298 million tonnes (+2.4%), while CO2 emissions from global shipping increased from 910 to 932 million tonnes, from 2013 to 2015, according to a study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation.

The International Council on Clean Transportation issued a new study, compiling a ship emissions inventory in China's Greater Pearl River Delta, a heavily populated and prosperous region with heavy ship traffic. The report reveals that in 2015, ships emitted 104 thousand tonnes of sulfur oxides.

ICCT has published a report which compares the economic and environmental trade-offs of switching from HFO to distillate or liquefied natural gas (LNG) for ships in the Arctic, following recent concerns that the transition to low-sulphur fuels, distillates, or LNG will be more costly than continuing to use HFO

ICCT has issued a working paper regarding air pollution from marine vessels in the US High Arctic in 2025. The study presents an emissions inventory based on the low- and mid-range scenarios indicating a potential 150 to 600 percent increase in emissions by 2025. Potential policies to constrain emissions growth include a global switch to cleaner marine fuels and the expansion of existing emission control area for marine vessels. Marine vessels are a large source of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, including CO2, NOX, SOX, particulate matter and black carbon, which impact local air quality, human health, and the global climate. Since the record-low Arctic Sea ice extent recorded in September of 2012, vessel activity and the associated impacts have been the focus of a number of different strategies for addressing operations, activities, and environmental concerns. The 2013 release of the U.S. National Strategy for the Arctic Region (NSAR) and its Implementation Plan (IP) in January 2014 highlight the issues of importance, including shipping and maritime infrastructure. A report recently released by the U.S Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) under the Department of Transportation (DOT) presented a set of scenarios for increased Arctic maritime activity in 2025. ...