Pre-MEPC 77 Briefing: Arctic Warming - How Will IMO & Shipping Industry Respond to COP26 Outcome?

Pre-MEPC 77 Briefing: Arctic Warming – How Will IMO & Shipping Industry Respond to COP26 Outcome?

What are the implications for the IMO from COP26’s outcomes? What are the priorities for IMO member states regarding shipping’s impact on the Arctic and the world’s climate? How will the IMO react to curb black carbon and greenhouse gas emissions – both of which are on the agenda when its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 77) meets from  22-26 November.

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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum: UN Shipping Body Must Act On Black Carbon Emissions

The state of Arctic Sea ice, the cascading impacts of climate change, along with the IPCC findings make the levels of climate ambition and timelines currently on the table for shipping at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) totally inadequate. It is imperative that measures due for adoption at the IMO in November be strengthened to ensure they drive fast deep cuts in CO2 and black carbon emissions from ships, especially those visiting the Arctic”, said Prior

Black carbon emissions are a special threat to the Arctic from ships are

IPCC Report on Climate Crisis: Clean Arctic Alliance Calls for Black Carbon Cuts from Shipping

Responding to today’s publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on the International Maritime Organization to make immediate cuts to black carbon emissions from shipping in the Arctic, and to urgently reduce black carbon emissions globally.