WWF, coalition, say no to heavy fuel oil as Arctic shipping fuel
The Arctic Ocean’s summer sea ice will be gone within a generation, according to projections from scientists studying the melt. As it goes, it removes a whole ecosystem associated with the sea ice. Since 1979, arctic summer sea ice extent has been declining at a rate of 11.2 percent per decade.
The Arctic environment is particularly vulnerable to spills of heavy fuel oil. It degrades more slowly under Arctic conditions and is more difficult to clean up because of icy conditions and a lack of nearby response equipment.
The US and Canada have also submitted a paper to the IMO outlining the need to mitigate impacts of this polluting fuel.
The Arctic Ocean’s summer sea ice will be gone within a generation, according to projections from scientists studying the melt. As it goes, it removes a whole ecosystem associated with the sea ice. Since 1979, arctic summer sea ice extent has been declining at a rate of 11.2 percent per decade.
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Clean Arctic Alliance Position Paper on Heavy Fuel Oil in the Arctic
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Submission to the IMO on HFO in the Arctic - United States and Canada
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Submission to the IMO on HFO in the Arctic - Clean Arctic Alliance
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Proposals for mitigating the risks associated with the use and carriage of HFO by vessels in the Arctic
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Arctic fuel switching impact study
