The Effectiveness of the Regulatory Regime for Black Carbon Mitigation in the Arctic

Shapovalova, Daria

doi:10.17585/arctic.v7.427

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“…Despite lacking the role to enact hard law, three binding agreements were negotiated under the auspices of the Council (in its task forces), the latest of which is the Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation, which is an indication that the Council is preparing a regulatory role to respond to climate change in the Arctic using hard-law instruments (Morgera and Kulovesi, 2016;Shapovalova, 2016). Through organising the Task Force on Black Carbon and Methane (Morgera and Kulovesi, 2016), the Council has catalysed action on short-lived climate forcers as the task force was followed by the adoption in 2015 of the Arctic Council Framework for Action on Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emission Reductions.…”

Section: Formal Arrangements: Polar Conventions and Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Polar Regions

2022

The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate

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While the drivers of historical decadal variability are known with medium confidence, there is currently limited evidence and low agreement concerning causes of the strong recent decrease (2016)(2017)(2018), and low confidence in the ability of current-generation climate models to reproduce and explain the observations. {3.2.1.1} Shipping activity during the Arctic summer increased over the past two decades in regions for which there is information, concurrent with reductions in sea ice extent (high confidence). Transit times across the Northern Sea Route have shortened due to lighter ice conditions, and while long-term, pan-Arctic datasets are incomplete, the distance travelled by ships in Arctic Canada nearly tripled during 1990-2015 (high confidence). Greater levels of Arctic ship-based transportation and tourism have socioeconomic and political implications for global trade, northern nations, and economies linked to traditional shipping corridors; they will also exacerbate region specific risks for marine ecosystems and coastal communities if further action to develop and adequately implement regulations does not keep pace with increased shipping (high confidence).

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Section: Formal Arrangements: Polar Conventions and Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Polar Regions

2022

The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate

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“…the Paris Agreement or the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution) and encouraging the adoption of soft-law documents (e.g. the Arctic Council Black Carbon and Methane Framework) (Shapovalova 2016) is another area where the EU could further its Arctic engagement outside the Arctic. However, more intra-EU changes might also be needed.…”

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The EU and its Arctic spirit: Solving Arctic climate change from home?

Chuffart¹,

Raspotnik²

2019

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Dealing with climate change and developing the Arctic sustainably are often seen as both binary and contradictory sets of challenges. The EU is in a unique position in Arctic affairs: unlike non-Arctic states, it is part of and linked to the region. However, the EU is at risk of missing the opportunity to be a leader in setting standards for a coherent and sustainable approach for the region. The Arctic is often used as a symbol for global climate change and, conversely, climate change is also used as a reason for more Arctic engagement. Yet, the roots of global heatinggreenhouse gas emissions-mostly originate from outside the region. This article asks whether the path towards more EU-Arctic involvement should start closer to home.

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“…Pg 1, ln 16: change 'has be' to 'has been' Pg 1, ln 17: PM2.5 is undefined Pg 2, ln 19: Suggest using 'direct legal limits' since in the unlikely event that BC is itself above the limit values for PM2.5 then BC would be above the legal limit. Nonbinding provisions for BC limits are also included in the Gothenburg protocol, see also (Shapovalova, 2016).…”

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Review of Evaluation of equivalent black carbon (EBC) source appointment using observations from Switzerland between 2008 and 2018 by S. Grange et al.

Anonymous

2019

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Grange et al. present an evaluation of source apportionment via the aethalometer model from six Swiss sites. They compare their obtained fossil and wood burning fractions from the model to expected diurnal patterns and ambient temperature. They also compare the aerosol Ångstroem exponents (AAE) they use in the model to the binned AAEs of the full (non-apportioned) time series. Finally, they also show and discuss the trends in fossil/ wood burning fractions. This article is informative the figures are well designed and illustrative. However, there are some important issues regarding the data processing, at least as it is outlined in the text. I also note that the technical aspects of the paper are not as in depth as work by e.g. (Fuller et al., 2014) or (Zotter et al., 2017) who compare their data to external tracers, such that an experienced user

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The Effectiveness of the Regulatory Regime for Black Carbon Mitigation in the Arctic

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

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The EU and its Arctic spirit: Solving Arctic climate change from home?

Review of Evaluation of equivalent black carbon (EBC) source appointment using observations from Switzerland between 2008 and 2018 by S. Grange et al.

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