Equal Routes
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Equal Routes is working to build a sustainable and equitable marine shipping sector focused on human rights, ocean health, and climate equity.
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“The Romssa-Tromsø Statement issued by @arcticcouncil.bsky.social is a missed opportunity to acknowledge the impact that global climate heating is having on the Arctic, which is warming four times faster than anywhere else on earth" @sianprior.bsky.social
Press release: @arcticcouncil.bsky.social Misses Opportunity to Cut Climate Warming Super Pollutants bit.ly/c14caa2 @sianprior.bsky.social
Arctic Council Misses Opportunity to Cut Climate Warming Super Pollutants
Responding to the publication of the Arctic Council’s Romssa-Tromsø Statement, published on May 12th, Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance said: “The Romssa-Tromsø Statement issued...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“The Romssa-Tromsø Statement issued by @arcticcouncil.bsky.social is a missed opportunity to acknowledge the impact that global climate heating is having on the Arctic, which is warming four times faster than anywhere else on earth" @sianprior.bsky.social
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🚢 New blog: 5 reasons the #IMO’s Net-Zero Framework fails a just & equitable transition
We break down:
❌ Weak targets
💸 Low carbon pricing
🕳️ Pay to pollute loopholes
🌱 Risk of harmful biofuels uptake
🌍 Climate-vulnerable nations sidelined
Read more: https://bit.ly/42YcQWp
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
We break down:
❌ Weak targets
💸 Low carbon pricing
🕳️ Pay to pollute loopholes
🌱 Risk of harmful biofuels uptake
🌍 Climate-vulnerable nations sidelined
Read more: https://bit.ly/42YcQWp
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
5 reasons why the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework fails to support a just and equitable transition — Opportunity Green
Discover 5 key reasons why the IMO's Net-Zero Framework falls short of delivering a just and equitable transition for the global shipping industry.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🚢 New blog: 5 reasons the #IMO’s Net-Zero Framework fails a just & equitable transition
We break down:
❌ Weak targets
💸 Low carbon pricing
🕳️ Pay to pollute loopholes
🌱 Risk of harmful biofuels uptake
🌍 Climate-vulnerable nations sidelined
Read more: https://bit.ly/42YcQWp
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
We break down:
❌ Weak targets
💸 Low carbon pricing
🕳️ Pay to pollute loopholes
🌱 Risk of harmful biofuels uptake
🌍 Climate-vulnerable nations sidelined
Read more: https://bit.ly/42YcQWp
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Ahead of Denmark taking over @arcticcouncil.bsky.social Chairship from Norway next week, @cleanarctic.bsky.social is calling on gov ministers & Senior Arctic Officials from member & observer states to commit to curbing rise of black carbon & methane pollution from Arctic shipping.
bit.ly/ac14caa
bit.ly/ac14caa
Call for New Arctic Council Chair to Take Lead on Controlling Super Pollutants From Shipping
Ahead of the Kingdom of Denmark taking over the Arctic Council Chairship from Norway next week, the Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on government ministers and Senior Arctic Officials from Arctic Cou...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ahead of Denmark taking over @arcticcouncil.bsky.social Chairship from Norway next week, @cleanarctic.bsky.social is calling on gov ministers & Senior Arctic Officials from member & observer states to commit to curbing rise of black carbon & methane pollution from Arctic shipping.
bit.ly/ac14caa
bit.ly/ac14caa
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“The IMO cannot afford an outcome next week that falls out of step with global, national, and regional commitments to cut methane emissions and a just and equitable transition,” said Elissama Menezes, Co-Director of @equalroutes.bsky.social Routes.
April 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“The IMO cannot afford an outcome next week that falls out of step with global, national, and regional commitments to cut methane emissions and a just and equitable transition,” said Elissama Menezes, Co-Director of @equalroutes.bsky.social Routes.
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"The consequence of low ambition and weak commitments is not just the proliferation of greenwashed options such as LNG, but the sacrifice of a truly just and equitable transition. " @equalroutes.bsky.social bit.ly/mepc83csc1
Lack of Urgency and Ambition Means IMO’s Climate Action Hangs in Balance
London, 4 April 2025: As week one of a marathon series of International Maritime Organization (IMO) meetings closes today, all three elements of a successful shipping industry response to the climate ...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"The consequence of low ambition and weak commitments is not just the proliferation of greenwashed options such as LNG, but the sacrifice of a truly just and equitable transition. " @equalroutes.bsky.social bit.ly/mepc83csc1
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"The world’s most vulnerable communities—those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis—are the ones who will bear the greatest burden. Their future must not be compromised in the pursuit of false, harmful alternatives.” @equalroutes.bsky.social bit.ly/mepc83csc1 /END 🧵
Lack of Urgency and Ambition Means IMO’s Climate Action Hangs in Balance
London, 4 April 2025: As week one of a marathon series of International Maritime Organization (IMO) meetings closes today, all three elements of a successful shipping industry response to the climate ...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"The world’s most vulnerable communities—those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis—are the ones who will bear the greatest burden. Their future must not be compromised in the pursuit of false, harmful alternatives.” @equalroutes.bsky.social bit.ly/mepc83csc1 /END 🧵
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Happy to share our new paper out in Facets; "Inuit uses of weather, water, ice, and climate indicators to assess travel safety in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland: a scoping review"
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...
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Inuit uses of weather, water, ice, and climate indicators to assess travel safety in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland: a scoping review
Environmental indicators are naturally occurring variables, conditions, and events that are used to assess and monitor environmental conditions and change. Inuit throughout Inuit Nunaat (Inuit circump...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Happy to share our new paper out in Facets; "Inuit uses of weather, water, ice, and climate indicators to assess travel safety in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland: a scoping review"
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...
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Impending Summit Must Slash Shipping’s Contribution to Climate Crisis bit.ly/MEPC83_1
Impending Summit Must Slash Shipping’s Contribution to Climate Crisis
Ahead of a hectic two weeks at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Clean Shipping Coalition is calling for action from governments on three key fronts to ensure the sector slashes its c...
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March 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Impending Summit Must Slash Shipping’s Contribution to Climate Crisis bit.ly/MEPC83_1
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🚨New report alert! #WindFirst talks #Shipping!
@imohq.bsky.social - the solution is clear - Wind assist 🚢:
✅ cuts GHG emissions
✅ drives the IMO to ZNZ energy targets
✅ Saves money
For the love of Poseidon, let's talk wind! 🌊⚓#Maritime
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
@imohq.bsky.social - the solution is clear - Wind assist 🚢:
✅ cuts GHG emissions
✅ drives the IMO to ZNZ energy targets
✅ Saves money
For the love of Poseidon, let's talk wind! 🌊⚓#Maritime
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
March 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚨New report alert! #WindFirst talks #Shipping!
@imohq.bsky.social - the solution is clear - Wind assist 🚢:
✅ cuts GHG emissions
✅ drives the IMO to ZNZ energy targets
✅ Saves money
For the love of Poseidon, let's talk wind! 🌊⚓#Maritime
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
@imohq.bsky.social - the solution is clear - Wind assist 🚢:
✅ cuts GHG emissions
✅ drives the IMO to ZNZ energy targets
✅ Saves money
For the love of Poseidon, let's talk wind! 🌊⚓#Maritime
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
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🚢 $300bn in profits. 1bn tonnes of emissions. Just 9.7% paid in taxes.
As countries prepare to debate a global levy on shipping emissions at the IMO, our new report exposes shipping giants’ record profits while climate costs go unpaid.
Read👇
www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-...
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#GreenSky
As countries prepare to debate a global levy on shipping emissions at the IMO, our new report exposes shipping giants’ record profits while climate costs go unpaid.
Read👇
www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-...
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#GreenSky
March 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🚢 $300bn in profits. 1bn tonnes of emissions. Just 9.7% paid in taxes.
As countries prepare to debate a global levy on shipping emissions at the IMO, our new report exposes shipping giants’ record profits while climate costs go unpaid.
Read👇
www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-...
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#GreenSky
As countries prepare to debate a global levy on shipping emissions at the IMO, our new report exposes shipping giants’ record profits while climate costs go unpaid.
Read👇
www.opportunitygreen.org/publication-...
🧵1/4
#GreenSky
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🧵⛴️⛽🛢️🔥💰 Op-Ed: Three @imohq.bsky.social GHG Meetings in London Can Transform Shipping
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Op-Ed: Three GHG Meetings in London Can Transform Shipping
The International shipping sector provides an outsized and growing contribution to the climate crisis, already causing around 3% of global greenhouse...
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March 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🧵⛴️⛽🛢️🔥💰 Op-Ed: Three @imohq.bsky.social GHG Meetings in London Can Transform Shipping
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Prank highlights LNG greenwashing:
Spoof ad promotes fake mascot ‘Scrubby Greenwash’ to LNG execs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Spoof ad promotes fake mascot ‘Scrubby Greenwash’ to LNG execs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Spoof ad promotes fake mascot ‘Scrubby Greenwash’ to LNG execs
US-based activists sneak ad in journal promising to mitigate ‘reputational risks’ of investing in liquefied natural gas
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February 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Prank highlights LNG greenwashing:
Spoof ad promotes fake mascot ‘Scrubby Greenwash’ to LNG execs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Spoof ad promotes fake mascot ‘Scrubby Greenwash’ to LNG execs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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#PPR12: @imohq.bsky.social Shipping Nations Must Switch to Cleaner Fuels To Cut Black Carbon Pollution
bit.ly/ppr12_caa1 @sianprior.bsky.social @eelcoleemans.bsky.social
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PPR 12: Shipping Nations Must Switch to Cleaner Fuels To Cut Black Carbon Pollution
The Clean Arctic Alliance called for the IMO to reduce the impact on the Arctic from shipping’s black carbon emissions by urgently agreeing to regulation which will identifying cleaner fuels more suit...
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January 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#PPR12: @imohq.bsky.social Shipping Nations Must Switch to Cleaner Fuels To Cut Black Carbon Pollution
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⚫ The @cleanarctic.bsky.social calls on Arctic Council, under Norway’s leadership, to adopt new ambitious targets that to reduce emissions of black carbon & methane - @sianprior.bsky.social & Andrew Dumbrille @equalroutes.bsky.social @highnorthnews.bsky.social
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Targeting Black Carbon and Methane at the Arctic Council
Op-ed: The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling for the Arctic Council, under Norway’s leadership, to adopt new ambitious targets that will reduce emissions of black carbon and methane, writes Dr. Sian…
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January 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
⚫ The @cleanarctic.bsky.social calls on Arctic Council, under Norway’s leadership, to adopt new ambitious targets that to reduce emissions of black carbon & methane - @sianprior.bsky.social & Andrew Dumbrille @equalroutes.bsky.social @highnorthnews.bsky.social
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Andrew Dumbrille, the North American advisor to the @cleanarctic.bsky.social, worries the environmental effects of a spill can linger, even if it's officially considered "fully remediated." #canpoli #canada
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Cumulative effects of fuel spills in Nunavut and N.W.T. not being well tracked, experts say | CBC News
Environmental experts are worried the cumulative effects of gas, oil and fuel spills aren't being adequately tracked in parts of the North. Last year, Nunavut and N.W.T. together recorded hundreds of ...
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January 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Andrew Dumbrille, the North American advisor to the @cleanarctic.bsky.social, worries the environmental effects of a spill can linger, even if it's officially considered "fully remediated." #canpoli #canada
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Targeting Black Carbon and Methane at the Arctic Council
www.highnorthnews.com/en/targeting... @sianprior.bsky.social
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Targeting Black Carbon and Methane at the Arctic Council
Op-ed: The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling for the Arctic Council, under Norway’s leadership, to adopt new ambitious targets that will reduce emissions of black carbon and methane, writes Dr. Sian Pr...
www.highnorthnews.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Targeting Black Carbon and Methane at the Arctic Council
www.highnorthnews.com/en/targeting... @sianprior.bsky.social
www.highnorthnews.com/en/targeting... @sianprior.bsky.social
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@stand.earth @ecodes.bsky.social @eia-news.bsky.social @transenv.bsky.social @oceanconservancy.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social @nabu.de @iccinet.bsky.social @arnifinnsson.bsky.social @equalroutes.bsky.social @annabarford.bsky.social @simonholmstrom.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Join us on January 21st: Black Carbon, Scrubbers and the Arctic @cleanarctic.bsky.social briefing ahead of this month’s @imohq.bsky.social Pollution Prevention & Response Sub-committee (#PPR12) bit.ly/PPR12BR @sianprior.bsky.social
Black Carbon, Scrubbers and the Arctic: Clean Arctic Alliance Briefing Ahead of IMO PPR 12 Shipping Meeting
Ahead of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12), which will meet from 27-31 January 2025, this online briefing will provide insights on the agenda, likely discussions and p...
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January 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Join us on January 21st: Black Carbon, Scrubbers and the Arctic @cleanarctic.bsky.social briefing ahead of this month’s @imohq.bsky.social Pollution Prevention & Response Sub-committee (#PPR12) bit.ly/PPR12BR @sianprior.bsky.social
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Responding to Kerch Strait oil spill: All Arctic nations, including Russia, must urgently implement the full intent of IMO Arctic HFO ban, instead of hiding behind waivers & exemptions that currently allow ongoing use of HFO as a result of loopholes.
@sianprior.bsky.social
@sianprior.bsky.social
Clean Arctic Alliance Response To Kerch Strait Heavy Fuel Oil Spill from Antiquated Tankers
All Arctic nations, including Russia, must urgently implement the full intent of the International Maritime Organization’s Arctic HFO ban, instead of hiding behind the waivers and exemptions that…
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December 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Responding to Kerch Strait oil spill: All Arctic nations, including Russia, must urgently implement the full intent of IMO Arctic HFO ban, instead of hiding behind waivers & exemptions that currently allow ongoing use of HFO as a result of loopholes.
@sianprior.bsky.social
@sianprior.bsky.social
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The Clean Arctic Alliance calls for protection from shipping transport safety4sea.com/the-clean-ar...
The Clean Arctic Alliance calls for protection from shipping transport
The Clean Arctic Alliance calls for the protection of the Arctic from the multiple impacts of shipping transport.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The Clean Arctic Alliance calls for protection from shipping transport safety4sea.com/the-clean-ar...
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“Practical action is needed to work towards sustainable global shipping & to urgently reduce shipping climate emissions which impact Arctic. Until this happens, shipping will never be considered to be sustainable form of transport" www.hellenicshippingnews.com/world-sustai... @sianprior.bsky.social
World Sustainable Transport Day Marked by Calls to Clean Up Shipping and Protect Arctic | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
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November 27, 2024 at 4:58 PM
“Practical action is needed to work towards sustainable global shipping & to urgently reduce shipping climate emissions which impact Arctic. Until this happens, shipping will never be considered to be sustainable form of transport" www.hellenicshippingnews.com/world-sustai... @sianprior.bsky.social
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👀 New Report
The Shipping industry is important for our everyday lives, and is also an industrial polluter.
New ships and port infrastructure are increasingly using LNG, despite that it is known to leak dangerous levels of methane for the climate.
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How Citigroup’s $246B Maritime LNG Financing Impacts the Climate
Discover how Citigroup’s $246 billion investment in maritime LNG projects is fueling climate risks. Our latest report uncovers the environmental impact of fossil gas expansion in the shipping sector.
stand.earth
November 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM
👀 New Report
The Shipping industry is important for our everyday lives, and is also an industrial polluter.
New ships and port infrastructure are increasingly using LNG, despite that it is known to leak dangerous levels of methane for the climate.
stand.earth/resources/ln...
LNG is flammable, explosive, & hazardous.
A new report by @greenpeace.de on liquified accidents reveals the perils of #LNG, listing 104 accidents since 1944.
Read the report: www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...
#StopFossilGas #gaslobbystoppen #nonewgas
A new report by @greenpeace.de on liquified accidents reveals the perils of #LNG, listing 104 accidents since 1944.
Read the report: www.greenpeace.de/publikatione...
#StopFossilGas #gaslobbystoppen #nonewgas
December 18, 2024 at 10:43 AM