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Environmentalist NGO @CleanArctic has slammed the decision by @IMOHQ to approve a ban which it says is ridden with of loopholes on use & carriage of HFO in the #Arctic. #mep75
The ban was approved during the virtual #MEPC75 meeting despite widespread opposition from Indigenous groups, NGOs. shipinsight.com/articles/imos-…
Following PPR7, the Clean Arctic Alliance called the inclusion of loopholes – in the form of exemptions and waivers – in the draft regulation “outrageous” as they mean a HFO ban would not come into effect until mid-2029. shipinsight.com/articles/imos-… @shipinsight
On Friday, "an IMO sub-committee approved proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil ban. Environmental advocates & indigenous peoples’ groups criticized the ban as insufficient & called on Arctic states to pass stronger regulation on their own. "
@malte_humpert @IMOHQ @ArcticCouncil #mepc75
@malte_humpert @IMOHQ @ArcticCouncil #mepc75
The @IMOHQ regulation, however, has repeatedly been criticized by environmental organizations @CleanArctic as too weak due to a number of loopholes, which will allow #Arctic states to continue using HFO until mid-2029.
highnorthnews.com/en/imo-and-arc… #mepc75
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“In its current form, the ban will achieve only a minimal reduction in HFO use and carriage by ships in the Arctic in mid-2024, when it comes into effect,” says Dr @Sian_Prior9 , Lead Advisor to @CleanArctic Alliance. highnorthnews.com/en/imo-and-arc… #mepc75 @IMOHQ @ArcticCouncil
#breaking: UN @IMOHQ approves ban on heavy ship fuel in #Arctic in a move criticised by green groups (@CleanArctic) which said loopholes will allow many vessels to keep sailing without enough regulatory control. reuters.com/article/shippi… @Reuters THREAD 👇#mepc75 
Antarctic waters are protected by stringent regulations, including a ban on heavy oil fuel (HFO) adopted in 2011, even though no cargo moves through the turbulent southern waters. For the Arctic, the rules have been looser. reuters.com/article/shippi…
In a virtual session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a ban on the use of HFO and its carriage for use by ships in Arctic waters after July 1, 2024. reuters.com/article/shippi…
#Breaking: @IMOHQ & Arctic States Slammed for Endorsing Continued Arctic Pollution by approving "outrageous" weak heavy fuel oil ban bit.ly/38ZP40s #mepc75
.@CleanArctic slammed the decision by @IMOHQ to approve a ban ridden with of loopholes on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic (HFO), saying that it would leave the Arctic, its Indigenous communities and its wildlife facing risk of a HFO spill for another decade
The ban was approved during a virtual meeting of the @iMo’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (#MEPC 75), despite widespread opposition from Indigenous groups, NGOs and in a statement release this week, the Catholic Church. bit.ly/38ZP40s
Via @shipinsight: #MEPC75 must review #Arctic HFO ban, but #Russia holds the key writes @paulgunton1 shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ
Current draft of Ban “would allow 74% of HFO-fuelled ships to keep using HFO in the #Arctic” and would result in a reduction of HFO carried of just 30% and a cut in black carbon emissions of only 5%." @BryanComerPhD @TheICCT shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75
Three alternatives to current draft ban outlined by @BryanComerPhD - 3rd is “to actually ban HFO,” reducing HFO carriage and use by 100% and black carbon emissions by 30%. @TheICCT shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75
