NGOs Welcome Greenland Scrubber Ban, Urges IMO, other Arctic Countries to Follow Lead

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Greenland’s parliament has directed the government to introduce a ban on discharges from ship scrubbers in internal and territorial waters. Environmental NGOs welcomed the move and urged the International Maritime Organization and other Arctic countries to follow Greenland’s lead.

Responding to news that the Parliament of Greenland (Inatsisartut) has directed the government (Naalakkersuisut) to introduce a ban on discharges from highly polluting ‘scrubbers’ from shipping within Greenland’s internal and territorial waters, Dr Kaare Press-Kristensen, senior advisor on air quality & climate at Green Global Future said: “The decision by Greenland’s Parliament to ban scrubber ...