Zero Emission Trade and Transport by 2030—At Scale and at Speed
In collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, our event will discuss challenges and progress at global, national and local levels to decarbonize the shipping sector with key leaders and stakeholders. Panelists will provide diverse perspectives of how the interplay between policy, innovation and forward-looking industries can...
Environmental activists: “Consumers can stop dirty ships from smashing the Arctic’s nature”
Note: Translated to English from the original Danish Heavy bunker oil is the most dirty fuel that ships can sail with. It is at risk of destroying Greenland’s nature, which is crucial to the country’s economy and culture. The Ecological Council has gradually measured air pollution in many places....
International Coalition Wants Carnival to Stop Using Heavy Fuel Oil on Cruise Ships in Arctic
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — As Carnival Corporation’s first ships of the season arrive in the Arctic, an international coalition of environmental groups has joined together to call on the cruise giant to stop using one of the world’s cheapest and dirtiest fossil fuels—heavy fuel oil—on ships traveling in fragile Arctic...
Clean Arctic Alliance Hails IMO Move to Ban Heavy Fuel Oil From Arctic Shipping
London, 13th April 2018:- The Clean Arctic Alliance applauded progress by International Maritime Organization member states today towards banning use of the world’s dirtiest fuel – heavy fuel oil – from Arctic shipping, and called for Member States to make every effort to adopt and rapidly implement a ban by 2021, as...
Pacific Walrus Protection and Management in a Changing Climate
A new report published by Pacific Environment examines potential projects to protect and manage walrus and other ice-dependent species population in Arctic. On both sides of the International Date Line, indigenous communities and scientists are seeing less sea ice and more walruses hauling out in greater numbers on land....
Conservation Investment Strategy for the Russian Far East
Drawing on local expertise and lessons learned from the past 25 years, Pacific Environment’s report, Conservation Investment Strategy for the Russian Far East, establishes a forward-thinking set of priorities to achieve important conservation successes in the Russian Far East and the Arctic in the next decade. Over the...