As the International Maritime Organization’s MEPC 78 meeting opened on June 6 2022, the Clean Arctic Alliance held a webinar exploring the recent IPCC Reports (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability and Mitigation of Climate Change) and the consequences of climate change for communities in the Arctic and the South Pacific.

As MEPC 78 (Marine Environment Protection Committee) is set to consider action to reduce shipping’s contribution to the global climate crisis, IMO Members and the global shipping community must acknowledge the challenges faced and agree to ambitious targets backed by urgent and timely action to reach the Paris Agreement target to remain below 1.5oC, in order to protect people living on the frontline of our changing climate.

The event featured a scientist involved in the IPCC reports, an Indigenous representative from the Inuit Circumpolar Council and a representative from the South Pacific.

The webinar and Q&A session will be moderated by the Clean Arctic Alliance.

Speakers:

Pam Pearson – Director, International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI)
Lisa Koperqualuk, Vice President – International Affairs, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
Fe’iloakitau Kaho Tevi, Chief of Staff, Kingdom of Tonga, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Moderator: Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor, Clean Arctic Alliance

More details:
https://cleanarctic.org/2022/05/16/we...