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The scrubber case – time for glocal solution

Sustainability and environment

SIDE EVENT 0292: Over 25 percent of global shipping uses heavy fuel oil with scrubbers, leading to discharge of polluted and acidic wash water into the sea. Scientific consensus highlights the environmental risks of scrubbers, urging stronger regulation. This seminar gathers ministers, IMO, OSPAR, shipowners and researchers to discuss challenges, partnerships and solutions for protecting marine ecosystems.

Seminar
Date
10 Jun 2025
Time
11:30 - 12:45
Location
Université Côte d'Azur, ELMI - Graduate School of Economics and Management at Campus Saint Jean d’Angély, 5 rue du 22ème BCA 06300 Nice.
Cost
Open seminar
Accessibility
Room 2B08
Good to know
Side-event 0292. This seminar is a part of the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France 2025.
Organizer
Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment. Governments of Sweden and Denmark. Ospar

Today, more then 25 percent of the bunker volume used by global shipping is heavy fuel oil, only allowed to use in combination with a scrubber resulting in discharge of large volumes of polluted and acidic wash water to the sea. Scientific consensus that scrubbers are posing an unacceptable risk for marine ecosystems, calls for regulation. 

IMO is striving for harmonized global regulations, a slow process causing conflicting perspectives versus coastal nations responsible to act for protection of the marine environment within their jurisdiction. In this seminar we explore experiences and discuss barriers, the importance of partnerships and solutions with ministers from the governments of Denmark, France and Sweden, high-level executives from IMO and Ospar, shipowners and academia.

Moderator

Eva-Lotta Sundblad, Swedish institute for the Marine Environment, Sweden

Presenters and panelists

  • Kajsa Tönnesson, Director at Swedish institute for the Marine Environment, Sweden 
  • H.E. Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Sweden  
  • H.E. Magnus Heunicke, Minister for Environment, Denmark
  • Ida-Maja Hassellöv, Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 
  • Niels Krabbe, Senior lecturer, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Fredrik Haag, Head, Office for London Convention/Protocol and Ocean Affairs, IMO
  • Dominic Pattinson, Executive Secretary, Ospar 
  • Helene Samuelsson, VP Group Communication, Wallenius Lines
  • Mattias Rust, Deputy Director, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Sweden 
  • Tone Madsen, Head of Ocean and Marine Nature and Environment, Ministry of Environment, Denmark
  • Alan Symoneaux, Assistant deputy director for Safety and Environmental transition of ships, France

Stay tuned for updates!

 

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