"Environmental groups say the ban does not go far enough in geographic scope or addressing dirty black carbon emissions from ships, which can darken white ice and speed up the melting wrought by climate change." Gloria Dickie

🌊🎉Today, Ocean & Climate Platform & UNESCO Ocean gathered the #OceanCommunity to celebrate 10 years of collective action & victories for the #ocean, #climate & #biodiversity. Happy Birthday, Ocean & Climate Platform! 🎂🌍 #OceanforClimate ocean-climate.org/en/on-july-4th… UN Ocean Decade

🚨#Scandal! Alarming levels of fish fraud, illegal fisheries and environmental damage have been revealed in Denmark🇩🇰! 🚢🌊 We stand with experts urging immediate action to reopen cases and ensure sustainable fishing practices. #RethinkFisheries! #EnvironmentalJustice 🌍🐟

🌊 We applaud Sweden's ban on scrubber wastewater discharge! It's time for the shipping sector to transition to cleaner fuels & propulsion systems like wind power. Scrubbers aren't the solution. Let's aim for complete decarbonisation! 🚢🌿#GreenShipping shipandbunker.com/news/emea/4511…

👋 We are #hiring! We're looking for a motivated Operations Assistant intern to join our vibrant team working towards, clean, diverse and resilient seas. Apply by 31 July: seas-at-risk.org/careers/

🚨PRESS RELEASE: We welcome President-designate Ursula von der Leyen's call for an EU #OceanPact. 🌊 As as she presents the next European Commission's political guidelines, we call for ambitious proposals & adequate funding to truly protect & restore #OurOcean. 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/press-releases…

📢 As the ISA Assembly begins on Monday to decide the fate of the international seabeds—a resource for the common good—I'm excited to share my new article in Green European Journal on why a moratorium on #DeepSeaMining can inspire larger action! 🌊🌍 greeneuropeanjournal.eu/halting-deep-s…

With world governments meeting Monday to discuss the ocean floor's fate, it's clear #DeepSeaMining is risky business and tragic for our climate and planet! 🌍 📢 Shout out to Simon Holmström for debunking the "green transition" myth metal companies push 👇

This week’s Green Seas podcast looked at the new tone in Brussels when it comes to climate efforts. We interviewed Sotiris Raptis of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations and Sian Prior of Seas At Risk. Seas At Risk soundcloud.com/greenseas-3091…

🌍 Today is #EarthOvershootDay. That's the day we've used up all the natural resources our planet can generate in a year. 🚨 And the EU alone already reached that point on 3 May!

🧵⛽️🚢International Shipping Coalition Launches "Beyond Methane Pledge", Calling on Industry Leaders to End LNG and other #methane-based fuels Say No to LNG – Global Shipping Campaign cleanshipping.org/news/internati…

Together with Seas At Risk and WeMove Europe, we commissioned an Ipsos survey, which found that 56% of Europeans oppose #DeepSeaMining and support a temporary ban on this new industry. #DefendTheDeep #ISA29

Did you know that destructive bottom trawling fishing takes place in 90% of 🇪🇺 offshore so-called Marine 'Protected' Areas? This #MPADay we call on leaders to step up their ambition to *actually* protect Marine Protected Areas & #BanBottomTrawling! 🐟🪸🌊eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/eu-marin…

#Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 4th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 340,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,190,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,030,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,770,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice…

Headed to the seaside this summer? 🏖️🏄🍹😎 #RealityCheck! Europe is standing on the edge of irreparable damage to the world’s largest ecosystem: our ocean. We need an ambitious #EUOceanPact to help people and nature thrive in a changing climate 👉 euronews.com/green/2024/07/…

A global levy on #shipping emissions is key to a cleaner and fairer future in international shipping, says Abbie, a climate advocate from Kenya. 🇰🇪 Watch 👇why a levy 🇺🇳@IMO could help clean up global shipping that leaves no country behind. 🎥 ⬇️ #ClimateAction

Pacifics are vulnerable to climate change 🌪️ A strong pollution tax to global #shipping - a large GHG emitter - at the upcoming International Maritime Organization meetings is key for a just and equitable transition 🌎A future that holds sustainable shipping is a future that benefits everyone Arsenio Dominguez

The latest EU EnvironmentAgency’s report states: “A healthy marine environment with productive fish populations 🐟& rich #biodiversity 🐳is essential for guaranteeing a prosperous future for our fisheries 🎣communities for generations to come”. Ursula von der Leyen #RethinkFisheries!