The European Union’s Arctic strategy supports turning voluntary IMO guidance on shipping black carbon into binding requirements and strengthening Polar Code compliance checks.
The European Union has placed mandatory controls on black-carbon emissions from shipping at the centre of its updated Arctic policy. Brussels is expected to press the International Maritime Organization to convert existing voluntary guidance on soot reduction into binding rules for ships operating in Arctic waters and surrounding regions.
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