Clean Arctic Alliance Short Note 3: How Far Can Black Carbon Be Transported in the Atmosphere?
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 and the transport of black carbon in the atmosphere need to be considered.
Clean Arctic Alliance Short Note 2: What Is a Suitable Geographic Scope for a Polar Fuel Measure?
Two thirds of shipping black carbon emissions which originate in the Arctic and have the potential to impact the Arctic, occur outside of Polar Code defined Arctic waters.
