Canada is failing to lead on Arctic shipping’s black-carbon pollution

As an Arctic country with heavy shipping interests, Indigenous reconciliation a priority, and with climate leadership ambitions, Canada’s voice matters a great deal on this issue.

Snowmobiles light the drop zone before the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry parachute drop during Exercise Arctic RAM near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Feb. 12, 2016. Photograph courtesy of MCpl. Louis Brunet, Canadian Army Public Affairs

Opinion

BY AARON FREEMAN, ANDREW DUMBRILLE

April 16, 2026

The Canadian Arctic has captured a great deal of recent attention. Climate change has reduced sea ice levels, making mining, and oil and gas development more accessible, and increasing shipping traffic and global security concerns. The resulting economic and defence implicat...

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