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DW: La minería en aguas profundas vital para la acción climática pero mortal para los océanos
Segùn reporta la DW,; La minería en aguas profundas es vital para la acción climática, mortal para los océanos, les compartimos el interesante artículo relacionado con la minería y la Biodiversidad marina en áreas más allá de la jurisdicción.
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CMA CGM and WWF join forces for “greener” shipping and logistics
CMA CGM Group has partnered with the WWF France aiming to “green” the shipping and logistics sectors, fight illicit trafficking in protected species and preserve marine ecosystems.
The French shipping group said this cooperation is in line with its commitment to zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
This two-year collaboration focuses on three key areas:
– Exemption from carbon emissions in maritime transport and supply chain
– Combating the illicit trafficking of protected species, but also...
https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-and-wwf-join-forces-for-greener-shipping-and-logistics/
UN Shipping Body IMO fails on Black Carbon, lives up to reputation for Climate Inaction
London, April 7th, 2022:- A week that opened with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lambasting governments and industry for their climate inaction, and the IPCC’s Climate Mitigation report criticising the poor climate governance of international shipping, is set to close with the UN’s shipping agency, the IMO, again kicking climate concerns into the long grass, by failing to reduce the climate impacts on the Arctic fromthe black carbon emissions responsible for 20% of shipping’s climate...
VLSFO Blends Leads To Higher Carbon Emission, IMO To Take A Call
- Very low sulphur fuel oil blends face a potential ban after a new study suggests they result in greater black carbon emissions than conventional heavy fuel oil or distillates.
- Four NGOs are calling on the International Maritime Organization to change its rules and ban VLSFO blends that increase black carbon emissions.
- It includes in a new proposal to the sub-committee on pollution and prevention response — a technical environmental body that meets in late February in London.
- The group will...
https://mfame.guru/vlsfo-blends-leads-to-higher-carbon-emission-imo-to-take-a-call/
NGOs launch rescue plan for healthy oceans by 2030
According to a recent statement, 102 environmental organizations, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF are launching the “Blue Manifesto.”
Namely, the rescue plan outlines concrete actions that must be delivered by set dates with the aim to “turn the tide on the ever-degraded and polluted ocean and coastlines.”
As stressed by recent reports released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and by the UN Intergovernmental...
https://safety4sea.com/ngos-launch-rescue-plan-for-healthy-oceans-by-2030/
Ships Dumped 35 Million Tonnes Of Contaminated Water Off Coast BC, Canada
Turning air pollution into marine pollution, 30 scrubber-equipped ships dumped nearly 35 million tonnes of washwater effluent off the BC coast in 2017, according to a new study commissioned by WWF-Canada.
Scrubbers are used to remove harmful sulphur oxides from exhaust gases of heavy fuel oil (HFO) used in marine engines. Washwater (or the mix of water and contaminants from HFO) is what’s disposed of in the ocean.
These harmful discharges put killer whales and other species at risk. Cruise ships...
Maritime industry loses €235 million a year from plastic pollution
Maritime industry loses an estimated €235 million a year from marine plastic debris, while the fishing sector loses close to €138 million per year from plastic pollution, said WWF in a new report. The report reveals that maritime trade and fisheries are responsible for 20% of plastics at sea.
The report, entitled ‘Stop the flood of plastic: How Mediterranean countries can save their sea‘reveals that Mediterranean region is the world’s fourth largest producer of plastic goods, and its residents...
https://safety4sea.com/maritime-industry-loses-e235-million-a-year-from-plastic-pollution/
WWF, scientific whale project to increase awareness on plastic pollution in the Arctic
WWF Norway collaborated with the scientific whale project ‘Arctic Whale’, aiming to share knowledge on plastic pollution in the Arctic with the public. Arctic Whale will conduct an Arctic roundtrip from May to July 2019, with WWF contributing with their expertise on plastic pollution and the Arctic area.
Using the Barba sailboat as platform for research institutions, photographers and storytellers of Arctic Whale will carry out an Arctic roundtrip from May to July 2019. Whales and other sea...
NGOs call for emergency halt to Baltic fishing
Responding to scientific advice that several important Baltic fish populations cannot be fished sustainably, four non-governmental organisations have demanded a halt to fishing for overfishing in the Baltic.
Coalition Clean Baltic, Oceana, Our Fish and WWF urged the European Commission to not exceed the scientific advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) when setting all fishing limits in the Baltic Sea.
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https://safety4sea.com/ngos-call-for-emergency-halt-to-baltic-fishing/