Greenland’s scrubber ban sparks calls for wider Arctic crackdown

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Greenland’s parliament has unanimously directed the government to introduce a phased ban on scrubber wastewater discharges in its ports and territorial waters. Environmental groups are urging similar restrictions across the Arctic and eventually a global prohibition.

Greenland is moving to ban scrubber wastewater discharges throughout its territorial waters, prompting environmental groups to call for similar restrictions across the Arctic and ultimately a global prohibition. The country’s parliament, Inatsisartut, voted unanimously last month to direct the government to introduce a phased ban covering ports, internal waters and territorial seas extending 12 nautical …