Trump, Greenland & the black carbon debate: Arctic stories to watch for in 2020 with Cryopolitics’ Mia Bennett
As 2020 gets underway, Eye on the Arctic is checking in with northern experts for their take on what to
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heavy fuel oil
Norway considers size limitation on passenger ships sailing to Svalbard
The initiative, along with a ban on heavy fuel oil, is welcomed by both locals in Longyearbyen and Arctic expedition
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Environmental groups welcome ban on dirty fuel by Arctic cruise operators
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
An Inuit organization and a coalition of environmental NGOs renewed Wednesday their call for urgent action to ban ships sailing
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Environmental groups call for global moratorium on ‘emissions cheat’ systems on ships
A coalition of environmental NGOs is calling for an immediate moratorium on exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers,
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Environmental groups call for action on black carbon pollution
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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Carnival Corporation ships switch to cleaner fuel on Arctic cruises
In a move applauded by environmental groups, cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation says all of its ships sailing in the
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Environmental and Indigenous groups welcome IMO progress towards Arctic dirty fuel ban
Environmental and Indigenous groups hailed Friday progress made by the world maritime body towards developing a ban on the use
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Environmental and Indigenous groups call on Canada to commit to dirty fuel ban in the Arctic
As the world’s maritime body gathers this week in London, a coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on
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Greenland joins push to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic
Environmental and northern Indigenous communities are welcoming the decision by Greenland to push for a ban on the use of
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World maritime body moves to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic
Environmental groups and northern Indigenous communities are applauding a move by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to work towards banning
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Inuit activist blasts Canada’s foot-dragging on dirty fuels ban in the Arctic
Ottawa should to stop procrastinating and get on board with the proposed ban on the use of highly polluting heavy
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Canada moves to dilute Finnish proposal to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic
As the world maritime body prepares to consider a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks of heavy fuel oil pollution
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Canadian proposal on heavy fuel oil in Arctic adopted by world maritime body
The United Nations’ specialized agency that regulates maritime shipping has adopted a Canadian proposal to begin the process of developing
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World maritime body presents Polar Code to Arctic Council meeting in Alaska
High level representatives of the eight circumpolar countries and Arctic Indigenous organizations that make up the Arctic Council received an
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