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International Shipping Body Drops the Ball on Arctic Climate Crisis
LONDON, 17 June 2021 – Civil society groups have lambasted the International Maritime Organization…
IMO adopts an Arctic heavy fuel oil ban
LONDON — The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday adopted a ban on the…
US-Russia cooperation on an Arctic methane agreement could improve relations — and slow climate change
With relations between the United States and Russia at one of their lowest points…
What is China’s Interest in the Arctic?
China is an observer in the Arctic Council, which may seem a bit odd. After…
Why Arctic ministers must go further than the IMO’s weak heavy fuel oil ban
In November 2020, a decade after the Arctic Council first concluded that oil spills…
Russia’s Northern Sea Route push is met with scepticism
After the Ever Given cargo ship ran aground in the Suez Canal, halting a…
The Biden administration should immediately ban heavy fuel oil in US Arctic waters
Editor’s note: This op-ed is part of a series offering Arctic policy recommendations to…
The Northern Sea Route saw a record number of ships transit in 2020
LONDON — Ships sailing through the Arctic region’s busiest lane along the Siberian coast…
IMO, Arctic states face criticism over a weak HFO ban
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee moved to ban the use and…
Norway announces plans to ban HFO around Svalbard, leapfrogging proposed IMO regulation
The Norwegian government is finalizing plans for a ban of heavy fuel oil in…
