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18 Nov, 11 tweets, 12 min read
Via @shipinsight: #MEPC75 must review #Arctic HFO ban, but #Russia holds the key writes @paulgunton1 shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ Image
Current draft of Ban “would allow 74% of HFO-fuelled ships to keep using HFO in the #Arctic” and would result in a reduction of HFO carried of just 30% and a cut in black carbon emissions of only 5%." @BryanComerPhD @TheICCT shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75
Three alternatives to current draft ban outlined by @BryanComerPhD - 3rd is “to actually ban HFO,” reducing HFO carriage and use by 100% and black carbon emissions by 30%. @TheICCT shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75
By far largest flag state operating in Arctic waters is #Russia. @BryanComerPhD presented graph showing RU-flagged ships account for 2/3 Arctic HFO, but 3% would be banned i proposed draft amendment, with rest exempt/waived. shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75
Because of #Russia’s dominance in the area, @shipinsight observed during webinar Q&A that RU key to unlocking reforms - realistic hope? shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-…
.@Sian_Prior9 believes it is. She said President Putin @KremlinRussia_E has “indicated in conversations with president of #Finland @niinisto that there is a need to reduce carbon emissions & to move away from oil-based fuels altogether in Arctic.” shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… #mepc75
The webinar - Why the IMO’s draft Arctic HFO regulation will not protect the Arctic, and how to fix it - can be watched here bit.ly/MEPC75HFO
Alexey Knizhikov @wwfRU agrees "it’s not easy in #Russia to switch to a new agenda in terms of safety” but reported that “month by month and year by year, we see more and more changes at the policy level.” - shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75 @paulgunton1
Alexey Knizhikov @wwfRU: Russia adopted “new Arctic strategy … to switch from oil-based fuels to alternatives” & reported that, in country’s shipping sector, “we see more & more companies who operate in Arctic starting to … switch from oil-based fuels” shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-…
Alexey Knizhikov @wwfRU: “Step by step we see more support for this switch,” he said, and he believes there are opportunities “to work on win-win strategies with Russian shipping companies in the Arctic.” shipinsight.com/articles/mepc-… @IMOHQ @shipinsight #mepc75 @paulgunton1
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23 Nov
On Friday, "an IMO sub-committee approved proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil ban. Environmental advocates & indigenous peoples’ groups criticized the ban as insufficient & called on Arctic states to pass stronger regulation on their own. "
@malte_humpert @IMOHQ @ArcticCouncil #mepc75
The @IMOHQ regulation, however, has repeatedly been criticized by environmental organizations @CleanArctic as too weak due to a number of loopholes, which will allow #Arctic states to continue using HFO until mid-2029.

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“In its current form, the ban will achieve only a minimal reduction in HFO use and carriage by ships in the Arctic in mid-2024, when it comes into effect,” says Dr @Sian_Prior9 , Lead Advisor to @CleanArctic Alliance. highnorthnews.com/en/imo-and-arc… #mepc75 @IMOHQ @ArcticCouncil
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20 Nov
The @ImohW decision has been condemned by environmentalists as a "massive missed opportunity".
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is widely used to power commercial ships. HFO's have been banned in Antarctic waters since 2011 over fears that oil spills could cause pollution.
Note: "environmentalists" =@CleanArctic: @foe_us @TheAltaiProject @Bellona_no @gronomstilling @OurOcean @SeasAtRisk @ArniFinnsson @EIAEnvironment @WWF_Arctic @cleanaircatf @transenv @ecodes @standearth @NABU_de @alaskawild @Greenpeace @surfridereurope @ArcticMission @iccinet
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20 Nov
#breaking: UN @IMOHQ approves ban on heavy ship fuel in #Arctic in a move criticised by green groups (@CleanArctic) which said loopholes will allow many vessels to keep sailing without enough regulatory control. reuters.com/article/shippi… @Reuters THREAD 👇#mepc75 Image
Antarctic waters are protected by stringent regulations, including a ban on heavy oil fuel (HFO) adopted in 2011, even though no cargo moves through the turbulent southern waters. For the Arctic, the rules have been looser. reuters.com/article/shippi…
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20 Nov
Thread: UN shipping body @IMOHQ approves Arctic heavy fuel oil ‘ban’, delayed for a decade climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-… @izzygerretsen @ClimateHome Ships will be banned from b...
"Ships will be banned from burning or using heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters under a newly agreed regulation, but with loopholes giving most polluters a pass until 2029." climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
“What was approved today allows ships to continue using HFO in Arctic until July 2029” @BryanComerPhD @TheICCT @ClimateHome climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
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#Breaking: @IMOHQ & Arctic States Slammed for Endorsing Continued Arctic Pollution by approving "outrageous" weak heavy fuel oil ban bit.ly/38ZP40s #mepc75 Image
.@CleanArctic slammed the decision by @IMOHQ to approve a ban ridden with of loopholes on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic (HFO), saying that it would leave the Arctic, its Indigenous communities and its wildlife facing risk of a HFO spill for another decade
The ban was approved during a virtual meeting of the @iMo’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (#MEPC 75), despite widespread opposition from Indigenous groups, NGOs and in a statement release this week, the Catholic Church. bit.ly/38ZP40s
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