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Heavy Fuel Oil Use in Arctic Shipping and Communities: Briefing and Bibliography
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2017
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Series: NCRL subject guide ; 2017-06
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Description:As sea ice diminishes due to global climate change, the Arctic sea routes have seen an increase in shipping volume. Most recently, a Russian-owned tanker became the first ship to traverse the Northern Sea Route without the aid of an icebreaking ship. Many ships in the Arctic use Heavy Fuel Oil also known as Bunker C Fuel oil, no.6 Fuel Oil, or Residual Fuel Oil. As the volume of shipping traffic in the Arctic continues to grow, the release of oil by ships in the Arctic, whether accidental or illegal, has been reported by the Arctic Council as the most significant threat to the Arctic marine environment. As governments consider how best to phase out the use of Heavy Fuel Oil on ships in the Arctic key issues remain to be considered such as the social and economic impacts on native and local Arctic communities. Many who live in remote locations and rely on episodic deliveries by ships. This bibliography is broken into two sections: Heavy Fuel Oil Use in Arctic Shipping and Heavy Fuel Oil Use in Arctic Communities. It is intended to be an initial overview of sources on these topics and may be expanded or supplemented with further appendixes.
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