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This sea route has been dismissed as too treacherous. China’s taking the risk. | CNN The Arctic journey is billed as the first step in China’s quest to open a “Polar Silk Road,” a commercial shipping route across the top of the world, and it’s only made possible by climate change.

Regulations to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic came into effect last year but there are transition times and loopholes that mean it is still in use, Dumbrille said. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/03/c...

This sea route has been dismissed as too treacherous. China’s taking the risk. | CNN The Arctic journey is billed as the first step in China’s quest to open a “Polar Silk Road,” a commercial shipping route across the top of the world, and it’s only made possible by climate change.

Heavy fuel oil also produces black carbon, a kind of soot that can settle on the ice and accelerate melt by darkening the surface, meaning more of the sun’s energy is absorbed. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/03/c... @laurapaddison.bsky.social

"Kingdom of Denmark has opportunity to convene Arctic states, within context of @imohq.bsky.social to encourage them to reduce black carbon emissions in line with 1.5°C warming pathways, latest science & Indigenous Knowledge" @sianprior.bsky.social @arcticcouncil.bsky.social @danishmfa.bsky.social

China Expands Global Trade Network with Launch of First ‘Arctic Express’ Container Service Around a decade after shipping giant COSCO sent its first merchant ship across Russia’s Northern Sea Route, Chinese operator Sealegend is looking to make history with the launch of the first “Arctic E...

“With the Arctic already under severe stress […] sending container ships across Arctic sets off alarm bells. We are calling on Sea Legend to make public choice of fuel being used to cross the Arctic’s Northern Sea route” @sianprior.bsky.social @maltehumpert.bsky.social

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Denmark and Greenland Must Lead Arctic Nations on IMO Polar Fuels Denmark has a unique opportunity to stamp its influence on cleaning up Arctic shipping ahead of an upcoming International Maritime Organization meeting that will set future rules on what fuels can be ...

Kåre press Kristiansen of Green Global Future:: The governments of Denmark and Greenland have a unique opportunity to demonstrate joint leadership on how cutting #blackcarbon emissions from Arctic shipping can be achieved cleanarctic.org/2025/09/25/d... #dkpol

How Greenland and Denmark Can Lead the Arctic Council Towards Cleaning up Arctic Shipping As the first round of this Autumn’s Arctic Council meetings kicks off, led by Greenland under the Kingdom of Denmark Chairship, the council must seize the opportunity to set out its priorities for the...

How Greenland and Denmark Can Lead the Arctic Council Towards Cleaning up Arctic Shipping
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Departure of Container Ship Instanbul Bridge for Arctic Crossing Sets Off Alarm Bells

Departure of Container Ship Instanbul Bridge for Arctic Crossing Sets Off Alarm Bells bit.ly/nsr_sept25

Ice Melt Drives Earth's Sea Level Rise "Reducing black carbon emissions would help slow the meltdown", says Kay Brown, Arctic Policy Director at Pacific Environment.

"Reducing black carbon emissions would help slow the meltdown", says Kay Brown, Arctic Policy Director at @pacenvironment.bsky.social
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Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping Join this Clean Arctic Alliance webinar to find out more about the characteristics of polar fuels, and how an International Maritime Organization measure aimed at reducing emissions will help to…

October 2 Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping

Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping Join this Clean Arctic Alliance webinar to find out more about the characteristics of polar fuels, and how an International Maritime Organization measure aimed at reducing emissions will help to…

October 2 Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping

Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping Join this Clean Arctic Alliance webinar to find out more about the characteristics of polar fuels, and how an International Maritime Organization measure aimed at reducing emissions will help to…

October 2 Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping bit.ly/polarfuelswe...

Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping Join this Clean Arctic Alliance webinar to find out more about the characteristics of polar fuels, and how an International Maritime Organization measure aimed at reducing emissions will help to…

October 2 Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping

Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping Join this Clean Arctic Alliance webinar to find out more about the characteristics of polar fuels, and how an International Maritime Organization measure aimed at reducing emissions will help to reduc...

October 2 Webinar: Polar Fuels - From Concept to Solution: Reducing Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping bit.ly/polarfuelswe...

China tests an express route to Europe through a thawing Arctic “Climate change is rapidly and actively changing the geopolitical dynamics” in the region, an Arctic researcher says.

Add the reality that spill response in the Arctic is slow and limited, and the stakes rise sharply. “Once oil is in the water, every hour without response means huge damage," he said. www.politico.eu/article/chin... @politico.eu

China tests an express route to Europe through a thawing Arctic “Climate change is rapidly and actively changing the geopolitical dynamics” in the region, an Arctic researcher says.

Black carbon from bunker fuels is especially destructive when released near snow and ice. “It does five times the damage there than if it’s emitted farther away,” said Andrew Dumbrille @cleanarctic.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/chin... @politico.eu @equalroutes.bsky.social

- Cyprus Shipping News Responding to reports that China’s Haijie shipping company has launched an “18-Day Arctic Express Containership Route To Europe”, with container […]

Clean Arctic Alliance response to China’s new containership route through Arctic cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/08/27/c...

Sending containerships across the Arctic raises red flags The Clean Arctic Alliance has issued a statement responding to reports that China has launched a new containership route passing

Sending containerships across the Arctic raises red flags safety4sea.com/sending-cont...

Clean Arctic Alliance Raises Concerns Over China’s New Arctic Containership Route Clean Arctic Alliance raises alarm over China’s Arctic route citing risks from black carbon, oil spills, and noise calling for stronger environmental safeguards

Clean Arctic Alliance Raises Concerns Over China’s New Arctic Containership Route www.seanews.co.uk/maritime/cle...

⚖️ BREAKING: ASA says “eco-friendly’ claims about LNG on MSC Cruises are likely to mislead

Today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that MSC ticket agents calling fossil LNG "eco-friendly" misleads consumers about its devastating climate impact.

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Clean Arctic Alliance Response to China’s New Containership Route Through Arctic “The Arctic is already under severe stress - its waters are warming and acidifying faster than the global average due to global climate change. As a result, sending container ships across the Arctic r...

Clean Arctic Alliance Response to China’s New Containership Route Through Arctic
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"The Clean Arctic Alliance is deeply concerned about any vessel operating in the Arctic which doesn't meet the minimum standards set by the International Maritime Organization"

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Letter: Scrubber support is ‘world turned upside down’ Clean Arctic Alliance technical adviser continues debate on calls for scrubber ban

Letter: Scrubber support is ‘world turned upside down’ says Eelco Leemans, @cleanarctic.bsky.social on Tradewinds: www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/lett...

The science behind cutting shipping emissions and short-term global warming Recent scientific debates highlight a paradox in pollution reduction. Reducing certain air pollutants, particularly sulphur emissions from shipping, is hugely beneficial for people’s health. But a dec...

The science behind cutting shipping emissions and short-term global warming www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/cu... @cleanairfund.bsky.social

On Thin Ice: Why Black Carbon Demands Urgent Attention A new report released today lays out the case for why the International Maritime Organization (IMO) should immediately act on reducing black carbon pollution — a climate super-pollutant.

Report – On Thin Ice: Why Black Carbon Demands Urgent Attention - "We call on the @imohq.bsky.social to respond to this Arctic crisis and urgently address the growing health and human impacts of black carbon” bit.ly/PE_thin_ice
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Report – On Thin Ice: Why Black Carbon Demands Urgent Attention - "We call on the @imohq.bsky.social to respond to this Arctic crisis and urgently address the growing health and human impacts of black carbon,”
bit.ly/PE_thin_ice @pacenvironment.bsky.social

“Whether scrubbers cause marine pollution is not a matter of belief, but rather of scientific fact, established by a large body of credible and peer-reviewed research,” @sianprior.bsky.social
@cleanarctic.bsky.social

#banscrubbers

Report – On Thin Ice: Why Black Carbon Demands Urgent Attention - "We call on the @imohq.bsky.social to respond to this Arctic crisis and urgently address the growing health and human impacts of black carbon,”
bit.ly/PE_thin_ice @pacenvironment.bsky.social

‘Scientific fact’: Green lobby group defends push to ban scrubber discharges Environmentalists continue push to ban scrubber use

‘Scientific fact’: Green lobby group defends push to ban scrubber discharges www.tradewindsnews.com/technology/-... @seasatrisk.bsky.social @ospar.bsky.social

Court attacks and defunding NGOs: a growing pattern of silencing protest in Europe This week, Greenpeace had its first hearing in a Dutch court to use the EU’s new protections against these types of spurious lawsuits to shut down free speech – the first time this EU law will be put ...

On 10 July, it will be 40 years since the French secret service bombed the Rainbow Warrior, killing photographer Fernando Pereira

The powerful still seek to repress protest and silence critics

They have more weapons than bullets and bombs – defunding NGOs and tying them up in spurious legal fights

The Clean Arctic Alliance congratulates the Inuit Circumpolar Council on gaining Permanent Consultative Status at the @imohq.bsky.social
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