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Following a challenging UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP29) and to mark the UN’s World Sustainable Transport Day, the Clean Arctic Alliance today called on Arctic shipping operators and the UN’s International Maritime Organization Arctic member states to prioritise the protection of the Arctic from the multiple impacts of shipping transport by moving to cleaner marine fuels, establishing emission control areas to reduce air pollution and banning the use of scrubbers. “Unprecedented changes including seasonal sea ice loss, ice sheet melting, permafrost thaw, increasing ocean temperature, and ocean acidification are already occurring in the Arctic at alarming rates, leading to a social and environmental crisis with consequences for Arctic communities, the ecosystem and the whole planet,” said Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance. “The Arctic climate crisis is underway and urgent measures need to be adopted to reverse course on these trends. The UN recognises that the best and least costly opportunity to avoid runaway global heating is to act immediately to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants including black carbon and methane. Practical action is needed now to work towards sustainable global shipping and to urgently reduce shipping climate emissions which impact the Arctic. Until this happens, shipping will never be considered to be a sustainable form of transport.” Continue reading: #sustainabletransportday

Here's Lola Berna Gascón of ECODES (Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo) on the need for a North Atlantic Emission Control Area for shipping, on behalf of the Clean Arctic Alliance:

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Indeed, this will be the biggest ECA. We NGOs were encouraging the states to implement such regulation and ICCT is one of the entities conducting the required assessment study but the application of course will be submitted by the coastal states where Portugal is in the lead. Sam Chambers

The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes this new study on health benefits of a new north Atlantic Emissions Control Area and calls for support from all countries and administrations from Portugal to Greenland for the designation of a new ECA which will help protect the Arctic.?

The Bellona Environmental Transparency Center publishes a monthly arctic digest, where we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies on identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change. https://lnkd.in/dGGsmKxi In the new edition for September 2024 you will find: Environmental and climate issues of the Arctic ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ISSUES OF THE ARCTIC I. Russian scientists forecast Arctic ice disappearance by 2090 II. Melting permafrost expected to raise fire risk in Siberia and Canada by 2050 III. Melting permafrost in the Arctic could cause over 10 trillion rubles in damage by 2050 IV. Scientists link global warming to harmful vegetation growth in Arctic lakes HEIGHTENED INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC V. Depletion of large deposits drives resource exploration in the Arctic and Far East, says Russian natural resources ministry VI. Russian energy minister reports on oil and gas reserves in Arctic waters VII. Far East and Arctic Development Corporation supports rare earth metals mining project VIII. A large gas chemical complex for fertilizer production is set to launch in Vorkuta by 2031 INTERNATIONAL SITUATION IN THE ARCTIC AND SANCTIONS AFFECTING RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN THE ARCTIC REGION IX. Novatek considers repurposing Obskiy LNG for ammonia and urea production X. U.S. imposes secondary sanctions on two Indian companies involved in Arctic LNG 2 project XI. UK sanctioned 10 ‘shadow fleet’ vessels for evading Russian oil export restrictions XII. UK sanctioned two companies and five vessels involved in Russian LNG shipments XIII. India declines to purchase LNG from Arctic LNG 2 project XIV. Arctic LNG 2 struggles to secure buyers amid sanctions concerns NORTHERN SEA ROUTE AND SHIPPING XV. Russia increases oil shipments through Arctic, surpassing last year’s levels XVI. Large chinese container ships passed through the Northern Sea Route XVII. On September 25, the second subsidized cabotage voyage along the Northern Sea Route for this year was completed XVIII. Russia is set to invest 175 billion rubles in developing the Great Northern Sea Route between 2025 and 2027 XIX. Norilsk Nickel to invest 44 billion rubles in NSR development in 2024-2027 XX. An agreement to construct the Naiba seaport in Yakutia was signed at the 2024 Eastern Economic Forum XXI. Over 600 legal violations found during a review of the implementation of the Northern Sea Route development plan XXII. Bellona appealed to the Norwegian Prime Minister not to support the development of the Northern Sea Route, citing environmental and political concerns ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES IN THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC If you want to subscribe to Artic digest, please do that here: https://lnkd.in/eR5wq2ii