Regulation

Environmental NGOs push for ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

A ban on sailing with heavy fuel oil in fragile regions such as the Arctic needs to be settled now, say several NGOs calling on the IMO. The Arctic and several other topics are on the agenda in London this week.
Photo: RITZAU SCANPIX/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: RITZAU SCANPIX/Ritzau Scanpix
by KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

It is time to act in terms of banning heavy fuel oil, HFO, in the Arctic, environmental NGOs urge the IMO ahead of a week in which such a ban is set to be discussed by the UN organization's PPR work group.

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