Climate Changed

Macron Asks Shippers to Shun Arctic Route to Protect Environment

  • Melting of ice opens new shipping route promoted by Russia
  • French president calls for tougher action on climate change

A convoy of Russian icebreakers clears a shipping lane through arctic ice.

Photographer: SVF2/Universal Images Group Editorial
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French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on container lines to avoid using a new Arctic shipping route to protect the environment.