The Artic
The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world.
Black carbon (BC) is a short-lived pollutant that contributes significantly to health damage and global warming. The warming is particularly strong in the Arctic region, where BC deposits on snow and ice and reduces reflection of sunlight, warming the ice and accelerating melting, causing exposure of dark areas of sea and land beneath the snow and ice. Loss of reflectivity creates a warming feedback loop: more heat being absorbed thereby amplifying further snow and ice loss and more heating.
Shipping is an important sector to consider regarding BC emissions in the Arctic. As the Arctic warms and the sea ice recedes, Arctic waters are becoming increasingly navigable to shipping. BC emissions from Arctic shipping have increased significantly the last decade.
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Abstract for policy makers
Green Global Future protects the Arctic by :
- Being an active member of the Clean Arctic Alliance: www.cleanarctic.org
- Supporting an UN (IMO) regulation to introduce cleaner Polar fuels.
- Working to have a successful implementation of the Arctic ECA.
- Engaging with local partners in Greenland, Iceland, and Canada.
- Establishing green shipping corridors between key Arctic ports.
- Promoting national scrubber water discharge bans in the Arctic.
- Installing onshore power for ships and batteries on fishing vessels.
- Presswork to highlight air pollution and climate change in the Arctic.
- Performing air quality measurements in the Arctic
