The European Commission's scrubber guideline proposal to the IMO has been criticised by the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) for creating additional restrictions on scrubbers despite already being accepted by the IMO, the EU and other groups as a tool to improve air emissions. “This proposal is an attempt by the European Commission to push forward restrictions on scrubbers, which are accepted globally by the IMO, EU and others as acceptable means of improving air emissions quality in controlled areas” said CSA 2020 Executive Director Ian Adams. In its latest submission to the IMO in response to the draft guidelines, CSA's executive director Dr Paul Watson said: "The proposed guidelines are not based on sound science or evidence but rather an attempt at political
The European Commission's scrubber guideline proposal to the IMO has been criticised by the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020) for creating additional restrictions on scrubbers despite already being accepted by the IMO, the EU and other groups as a tool to improve air emissions. In its latest submission to the IMO in response to the draft guidelines, CSA's executive director Dr Paul Watson said: "The proposed guidelines are not based on sound science or evidence but rather an attempt at political