IMO greenhouse gas emission strategy needs teeth, says int’l Inuit org
The International Maritime Organization adoption of a revised, greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction strategy is a step in the right
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Int’l Inuit org, small island states call for increased action on shipping impacts
With the wind down of the most recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting on Friday, international Inuit and representatives of
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Inuit knowledge to play role in IMO guideline review for reducing underwater noise
Inuit knowledge will play a role in the International Maritime Organization review for reducing underwater noise as the U.N. body
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Shipping industry needs to do more to lessen underwater noise in Arctic, say NGOs
As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sub-committee meeting on ship design (SDC 8) and construction got underway this week, a
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Inuit org “regrets” lack of firm commitment on emission reduction at IMO meeting, but mid-term measures promising
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77 wrapped up at last month with adopting a resolution urging
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UN resolution to reduce black carbon hailed as ‘good first step’ for Arctic
UN organization adopts voluntary measure with impacts for black carbon emissions in Arctic The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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Int’l Inuit org receives provisional consultative status on the International Maritime Organization
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has received provisional consultative status at the International Maritime Organization, something ICC says sends an
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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups
The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement
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Inuit orgs welcome Canada’s support of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic waters
Canada’s support of an international ban of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters is an important step to safeguard
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Canada comes out in favour of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic
Canada announced its support of an international heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban in the Arctic on Tuesday, saying it favours
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Iceland to restrict heavy fuel oil use in territorial waters
Iceland’s Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources will restrict heavy fuel oil use in the country’s territorial and internal waters
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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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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 approves first Arctic ship routing measures
The International Maritime Organization approved on Friday the first internationally recognized ship routing measures designed jointly by Russia and the
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Arctic Council forum launches web portal explaining Polar Code
A new web portal has launched this month to help raise awareness, and provide timely information, about the International Maritime Organization’s
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