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“Instead of rushing into disaster @IMOHQ must make serious amendments to draft #Arctic ban on use & carriage of polluting heavy fuel oil – if ban is approved, it won’t be worth paper it’s written on” https://bit.ly/2KgeRHt @Arctic_EQ @eyeonthearctic @Sian_Prior9 #mepc75
“ @IMOHQ Member States must realize that unless they remove or amend exemption & waiver clauses, & bring forward implementation dates, HFO ban as currently drafted will leave #Arctic unprotected” @Sian_Prior9 https://bit.ly/2KgeRHt #mepc75 @Arctic_EQ @eyeonthearctic
“In fact, it is likely that the volume of HFO used and carried will increase, resulting in a greater risk to the #Arctic from HFO spills and black carbon pollution for the next decade.” @Sian_Prior9 https://bit.ly/2KgeRHt #mepc75 @Arctic_EQ @eyeonthearctic
"waivers and exemptions in the current draft ban would result in only a 16% reduction in HFO use, a 30% in HFO carriage, & 5% reduction in black carbon emissions, based on 2019 data" https://bit.ly/2KgeRHt @BryanComerPhD @TheICCT #mepc75 @Arctic_EQ @eyeonthearctic
. @TheICCT paper says eliminating waivers & exemptions would reduce HFO use by 75% & HFO carriage by 70%, and would eliminate 22% of black carbon emissions. https://bit.ly/2KgeRHt @BryanComerPhD @TheICCT #mepc75 @Arctic_EQ @eyeonthearctic
Mellisa Johnson said “We rely on the Bering Strait to provide for our people. If and when & when a heavy oil spill occurs, the 38 communities that make up @BeringSeaElders Group will definitely be affected.” https://bit.ly/2KgeRHt #mepc75 @Arctic_EQ @eyeonthearctic
Here's a video recording of the #mepc75 #webinar: Why the IMO’s draft Arctic HFO regulation will not protect the Arctic, and how to fix it https://bit.ly/3lxmV4l
