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The Clean Arctic Alliance is increasingly concerned about the interest in the Northern Sea Route as a regular trade route and the consequences for the Arctic, Indigenous communities and wildlife....
Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance...
In deciding the geographic scope of a new regulation aimed...
Two thirds of shipping black carbon emissions which originate in...
The Clean Arctic Alliance would like to congratulate Aluki Kotierk...
News
Polar fuels standard can complement the Arctic HFO ban and Emission Control Areas...
News of a recent study regarding the Atlantic Meridional Overturning...
At the close of February's gathering of the International Maritime...
A recent explosive event involving a liquified natural gas (LNG)...
Press releases
The Clean Arctic Alliance is increasingly concerned about the interest in the Northern Sea Route as a regular trade route and the consequences for the Arctic, Indigenous communities and wildlife....
Air quality measurements recorded during visits of cruise ships -...
As this weekâs meeting of the International Maritime Organizationâs (IMO)...
Ahead of next weekâs meeting of the International Maritime Organizationâs...
âThe Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes the entry into force of...
PPR 13 - February 2026 - Black Carbon
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organizationâs (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response committee closes today (PPR 13, February 9-13), the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed progress and support for an...
A new approach is needed to address shipping within the...
The Clean Arctic Alliance today called for immediate and ambitious...
As meeting of the International Maritime Organizationâs (IMO) Pollution Prevention...
The Clean Arctic Alliance is urging the European Commission and...
SDC 12 - January 2026 - Underwater Noise
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organizationâs (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 12) closes today, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the clear guidance on how the...
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organizationâs (IMO) Sub-Committee...
This document provides comments on the report of the Correspondence...
This document provides new Spatio-temporal information on Arctic whale migratory...
This document contains the report of the Correspondence Group on...
This document shares the findings of a study on the...
Events
A new approach is needed to address shipping within the...
Ahead of the 13th session of the IMOâs Pollution Prevention...
This PPR 13 we urgently need regulation to reduce the...
IMO Papers
This document recalls the outcomes of PPR 13 with regard to exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) and invites input on a technology-neutral, goal-based approach to EGCS discharges by using fuel-based...
This document comments on the latest polar fuel concept discussions...
This document provides comments on documents PPR 13/7/2 (Austria et...
This document comments on documents PPR 13/10, PPR 13/10/1 and...
This document provides comments on document PPR 13/6 (Denmark et...
This document comments on document PPR13/6 and summarizes the report...
Reports & Technical Briefings
In deciding the geographic scope of a new regulation aimed at reducing the impact on the Arctic of black carbon emissions, both the proximity of ships to land and sea-ice...
Two thirds of shipping black carbon emissions which originate in...
This summary contains a selection of data contextual to fuel...
This summary contains a selection of data fuel use and...
This summary a selection of data on fuel use and...
Infographics
This infographic highlights the results from a comprehensive analysis of Black Carbon emissions from Arctic shipping using three geographic definitions: 60oN (excluding the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Alaska), the...
Wastewater discharges from ships pollute the ocean, contaminate wildlife, lead...
Why an International Maritime Organization regulation should be introduced in...
This infographic describes what polar fuels are, and how they...
The Arctic Shipping Nexus Approach - by prioritising solutions with...
Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are an International Maritime Organization(IMO) tool...
Press Coverage
Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance talks about the environmental and climate impact of Arctic Shipping, BBC World Service Newsday, 17 August 2026....
New data published by the Clean Arctic Alliance covering the...
The UN International Maritime Organisationâs (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee...
As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters...
The Arctic Metagaz incident should not be treated as an...
International shipping is on the rise in the Arctic region...
