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Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Adopts Ship It Zero Resolution

January 13, 2022 — The Los Angeles area receives 40% of all containerized cargo imports to the United States coming through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, making the surrounding communities – which are primarily communities of color – particularly vulnerable to harmful pollutants.

Fuels

Maritime shipping industry

Pollution

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Maersk Accelerates Ocean Shipping Climate Ambitions by Decade Aims to Halve Climate Emissions by 2030 and Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040

January 12, 2022 — Major shipping corporation Maersk has announced plans to achieve net zero climate emissions in its business by 2040, a decade earlier than the company’s initial climate commitment made just four years ago.

Amazon

Fuels

IKEA

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Minneapolis Council Members to Call on Target Corporation to Transition to Clean Ocean Cargo Ships

December 15, 2021 — Minneapolis Council VP Andrea Jenkins, Council member-elect Robin Wonsley Warlobah, Council member-elect Aisha Chughtai, and the Faith Community will join the Ship It Zero coalition in calling on Target to end its contributions to the nation’s port pollution crisis and transition to zero emissions ocean cargo ships by 2030 at a press conference in MN.

Port pollution

Target

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Groundbreaking new research uncovers close ties between polluting cargo carriers, major U.S. retailers

November 29, 2021 — New research released by Ship It Zero coalition members takes an in-depth look at four major retail companies that import goods into the United States — Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA — and maps their often-hidden relationships with the fossil-fueled cargo carriers they hire to transport their goods.

Amazon

IKEA

Report

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L.A. City Council adopts Councilmember Raman’s resolution calling for transition to 100% zero-emission shipping at port of Los Angeles by 2030

November 9, 2021 — The resolution also requires support for legislation or administrative action to rapidly decarbonize the maritime shipping industry and to create zero-emission shipping corridors along the California coast, the West Coast of the United States, and across the trans-Pacific trade route.

City Council

Los Angeles

Nithya Raman

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COP26: Ship It Zero coalition welcomes Amazon participation in First Movers Coalition

November 4, 2021 — Ship It Zero said the First Movers Coalition has potential, particularly since it sets targets for action this decade, by 2030.

Amazon

COP26

First Movers Coalition

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Climate Advocates: Big Retail Fossil-Free Shipping Commitment Historic, But Too Weak

October 19, 2021 — Global retail giants including Amazon and IKEA today announced a landmark commitment to move their products off of fossil-fueled maritime cargo ships by 2040, but environmental organizations with the Ship It Zero coalition say the commitment is too weak to address the urgent climate and public health crises tied to the ocean shipping sector.

Amazon

IKEA

Maritime shipping industry

Press Release

Maersk correct to reject fossil gas in ocean shipping’s clean energy transition

October 15, 2021 — Ship It Zero defends Maersk’s commitment to move away from all oil and gas products for maritime fuel

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Maritime shipping industry

Policy

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Walmart, Target Must Take Accountability for Spiking Port Pollution in Los Angeles, Long Beach

October 14, 2021 — The Ship It Zero Coalition calls on the Biden-Harris administration, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and other retailers to share in detail with the public what actions they are taking to end air pollution from this surge in imports.

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Policy

Target

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Klimaatactivisten stellen IKEA’s scheepsvervuilingsprobleem aan de kaak bij wereldhoofdkantoor

October 7, 2021 — De Ship It Zero-coalitie wijst op de groeiende vraag van consumenten naar vrachtvervoer zonder schadelijke uitstoot

IKEA

Maritime shipping industry