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🚨SHOCKING: A UK government agency is trying to spray clouds with MORE pollutants to reflect sunlight back into space in an attempt to tackle climate change. 🤡

Instead of kicking the can down the road, maybe the government could just STOP new oil and gas and invest in renewables??
April 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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‪Clean Arctic Alliance‬ ‪@cleanarctic.bsky.social‬
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social Global Sea Ice Loss Report bit.ly/mar25seaice @imohq.bsky.social @sianprior.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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“This new rule must mean that only polar fuels – fuels that result in low or zero emissions of black carbon – can be used in and near to the Arctic.” @sianprior.bsky.social bit.ly/mar25seaice
Clean Arctic Alliance Reaction to Copernicus Global Sea Ice Loss Report
Responding to reports from EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service that global sea ice cover reached a record low in February, the Clean Arctic Alliance today called on the International Maritime Organ...
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March 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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“It’s used by a lot of ships in many different parts of the world. Most of the heavy fuels also have very high sulfur levels, which when burned releases sulfur oxides, which is bad for health and the environment.” @sianprior.bsky.social @cleanarctic.bsky.asocial therevelator.org/black-sea-oi...
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Causes a Deadly Oil Spill on the Black Sea • The Revelator
Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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“IMO member states must set the stage for development of a concrete proposal for next year’s PPR 13 that will reduce black carbon emissions from ships operating in and near the Arctic”, added @sianprior.bsky.social bit.ly/eca2025info
Infographic: Why Emission Control Areas Are the Best Tool for Tackling Air Pollution from Ships at Sea
Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are an International Maritime Organization(IMO) tool designed to reduce atmospheric pollutants from ships.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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April #Arctic sea ice thickness by decade... 📉

Data from psc.apl.uw.edu/research/pro...
May 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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UN Shipping Body @imohq.bsky.social shows support for Polar Fuels, but takes no action to reduce Black Carbon Emissions cyprusshippingnews.com/2025/02/03/u...
- Cyprus Shipping News
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12) closes today in London, […]
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February 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Stemming the Plastic Tide in the Arctic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gly8... @unesco.org
Stemming the Plastic Tide in the Arctic | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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February 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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"Without a ban on discharge of scrubber wastewater — or a mandate to use cleaner distillate fuels — ecosystems, ocean resources and coastal communities will continue to be threatened & human health risks will increase. "

alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/19/c... @alaskabeacon.com @pacenvironment.bsky.social
Cruise ship scrubbers pollute Alaska air and waters • Alaska Beacon
Scrubbers on cruise ships cause multiple unnecessary costs and risks that are currently going unaddressed, Kay Brown writes in a commentary.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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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

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @dharna.bsky.social
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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March 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Another day witnessing the collapse of everything ...

At 21.043°C, the global sea-surface temperature is now ranked officially as "gobsmacking bananas." This temperature is now less than 0.13°C from being in "uncharted territory."

Stay tuned for more bananas!
February 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Arctic sea ice is currently at a record low, but still international shipping in the Arctic emits black carbon - a short-lived climate forcer with a disproportionate impact on snow and ice - completely unregulated! #Switchtodistillate #Installafilter #Protecttheice
Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)

• about 650,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,240,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,770,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,200,000 km² below the 1980s mean

Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Melting glaciers have caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century alone, a decades-long study has revealed.
Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals
Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of ice between 2000 and 2023
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February 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The inimitable Kay Brown explaining why scrubbers must be banned now!

#BanScrubbers #CruiseMaine #CruisePortland

Welcome to Bluesky @pacenvironment.bsky.social
"Without a ban on discharge of scrubber wastewater — or a mandate to use cleaner distillate fuels — ecosystems, ocean resources and coastal communities will continue to be threatened & human health risks will increase. "

alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/19/c... @alaskabeacon.com @pacenvironment.bsky.social
Cruise ship scrubbers pollute Alaska air and waters • Alaska Beacon
Scrubbers on cruise ships cause multiple unnecessary costs and risks that are currently going unaddressed, Kay Brown writes in a commentary.
alaskabeacon.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Not content with simply poisoning the air we breathe, contaminating the water we drink, and destabilizing the global content, fracking decided to also cause *checks notes* earthquakes 😬
The fracking frenzy in B.C and Texas is leading to record-breaking earthquakes | CBC News
Standing in his living room, Richard Kabzems brandishes a thick binder stuffed with letters and notes of his two-year fight to stop fracking wells near his home in Farmington, B.C.
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February 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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UN Shipping Body Shows Support for Polar Fuels, But Takes No Action to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions @imohq.bsky.social @sianprior.bsky.social @eelcoleemans.bsky.social
UN Shipping Body Shows Support for Polar Fuels, But Takes No Action to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions
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February 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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UN Shipping body @imohq.bsky.social shows support for polar fuels, but takes no action to reduce black carbon emissions www.hellenicshippingnews.com/un-shipping-... @sianprior.bsky.social @eelcoleemans.bsky.social
UN Shipping Body Shows Support for Polar Fuels, But Takes No Action to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
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February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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and slowing down of ocean circulation patterns drives further warming, it is a travesty that the IMO and its member states allow the shipping industry to continue increasing emissions of black carbon”, added @sianprior.bsky.social bit.ly/ppr12_caa2
PPR12: UN Shipping Body Shows Support for Polar Fuels, But Takes No Action to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12) closes today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the broad support fr...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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“While shipping emissions in and near the Arctic continue to rise, other sectors, such as land-based diesel-powered engines, oil and gas operations and agriculture, are actively reducing their emissions of black carbon.” @sianprior.bsky.social bit.ly/ppr12_caa2
PPR12: UN Shipping Body Shows Support for Polar Fuels, But Takes No Action to Reduce Black Carbon Emissions
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response sub-committee (PPR 12) closes today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the broad support fr...
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January 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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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
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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…
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January 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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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 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM