‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating | Shipping emissions | The Guardian

As climate crisis allows new maritime routes to be used, sooty shipping emissions accelerates ice melt and risk to ecosystems

Shrinking polar ice has allowed shipping traffic in the Arctic to rise by 25% between 2013 and 2019 and the growth is expected to continue. Photograph: Viacheslav Misiurin/Getty/iStockphoto View image in fullscreen Shrinking polar ice has allowed shipping traffic in the Arctic to rise by 25% between 2013 and 2019 and the growth is expected to continue. Photograph: Viacheslav Misiurin/Getty/iStockphoto Seascape: the state of our oceans Shipping emissions This article is more than 4 years old ‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating This article is more than 4 ye

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