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Int’l Inuit org disappointed over “weak” heavy fuel oil ban approved by IMO

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 10:47
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka,

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International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2020 at 12:29
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‘A catastrophic spill in the Arctic — you can’t measure those costs,’ says Andrew Dumbrille Environmental groups say a new

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As IMO meeting gets underway, NGOs urge strengthening of draft heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 at 15:52
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As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting gets underway this week, NGOs are calling for the

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Environmental groups welcome ban on dirty fuel by Arctic cruise operators

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 11:24 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 15:09
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A coalition of environmental and conservation groups working on more environmentally sustainable shipping practices in the Arctic says it welcomes

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Inuit group and NGOs renew calls for Arctic heavy fuel oil ban

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:05 — Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2019 at 10:35
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An Inuit organization and a coalition of environmental NGOs renewed Wednesday their call for urgent action to ban ships sailing

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Blog – Did Finland fail as Chair of the Arctic Council?

Timo Koivurova
Posted: Monday, May 13, 2019 at 09:59 — Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2019 at 12:42
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The attention of Finnish and international media focused on the lack of results at the Rovaniemi Arctic Ministerial Meeting. There

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Environmental groups call for action on black carbon pollution

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 14:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:46
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Environmental groups blasted the U.S. Wednesday for torpedoing the traditional joint declaration at the conclusion of the biennial Arctic Council

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U.S. stonewalling on climate language scuttles Arctic Council declaration

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2019 at 12:07
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ROVANIEMI, Finland – For the first time in history, an Arctic Council ministerial ended without a joint declaration from the

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Finnish president demands Arctic Summit to stop dangerous black carbon emissions

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 09:45 — Last Updated: Friday, June 15, 2018 at 11:33
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President Sauli Niinistö addressed the Finnish Climate Summit in Helsinki on Wednesday, calling on the Arctic Council member states to

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“On Thin Ice” at Warsaw climate talks

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2013 at 16:33
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Did you know it was the “Day of the Cryosphere” at the Warsaw climate talks COP 19 in Warsaw yesterday?

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