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 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-…
“Unfortunately @IMOHQ member states decided to delay implementation until July 2024, and to forge ahead with a regulation that actually guarantees that ships can use HFO in the Arctic for the rest of the decade, rather than banning it" @BryanComerPhD @TheICCT @ClimateHome
If the newly approved ban had been in place in 2019, around 75% of ships running on HFO would have been allowed to continue using the fuel in the Arctic, according to a study published by the ICCT in September. theicct.org/publications/a…
“The @IMOHQ have chosen to kick the can 10 years down the road,” John Maggs, president of the Clean Shipping Coalition and senior policy advisor at @SeasAtRisk climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
“They are good at creating the impression that they are doing something, but when you look closely, you discover that it is not going to change for years,” Maggs said. @SeasAtRisk climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
“It will inevitably cause widespread confusion, with wider world assuming that a ‘ban’ stops HFO being used in #Arctic when actually in mouth of @IMOHQ it only means a modest & likely temporary reduction in its use for 10 years,” said Maggs @SeasAtRisk climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
“There are so many caveats in the ban, it is basically meaningless,” @Sian_Prior9, lead advisor to @CleanArctic, which campaigns to ban HFO in the Arctic, told @ClimateHome. climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
All ships with a protected fuel tank located inside the double hull are automatically exempt and any bearing the flag of one of the five Arctic coastal states can apply for a waiver, @Sian_Prior9 said. climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
In a concession to Russia, @IMOHQ allowed Arctic coastal nations to apply for a waiver when operating in their own waters. Russia argued that a complete ban would “negatively impact local communities and industries of the region” who rely on ships to receive food, fuel and goods.
Ban does not include any concrete measures to tackle #blackcarbon pollution. When burned, HFO emits BC – a pollutant that absorbs sunlight & traps heat in atmosphere, contrib to global warming. Ban will give 5% reduction in BC emissions, says @icct study. climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
Oil spills pose another serious environmental concern. If HFO ends up in the water, it is extremely difficult to clean up. “HFO is very heavy and forms an emulsion in water – you end up with 10 times the volume,” said @Sian_Prior9. climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
“The @IMOHQ is treading water: delaying action will not make the climate emergency magically disappear” @Veroceans @Greenpeace climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
"In year where global pandemic made us question our relationship w/ natural world & massive oil spill in #Mauritius, what further evidence does @IMOHQ need to move shipping sector away from fossil fuels?” @Veroceans @Greenpeace climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-…
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