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Ship It Zero Resolution Passes Long Beach City Council 

April 18, 2023 — The Long Beach City Council unanimously passed a Ship It Zero Resolution, 8-0, after the city attorney recommended that the council approve the resolution.

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CMA CGM pulls ahead in zero-emission ocean shipping race, still trails Maersk in reducing LNG fleet

April 12, 2023 — SAN FRANCISCO – CMA CGM, the top ocean shipping supplier for Walmart, announced that it has ordered 12 methanol-powered container ships, pulling ahead of Maersk with the most orders for zero-emission ships. In June of last year, the company announced that it had ordered six ships with dual-fuel methanol engines as part of its climate strategy.

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Climate advocates applaud IKEA’s latest commitment to zero-emission shipping

March 29, 2023 — Today, the Aspen Institute announced the addition of IKEA as the first member of the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), alongside co-founders Amazon, Patagonia and Tchibo.

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Ship It Zero Resolution unanimously passes Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council

March 22, 2023 — The Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council unanimously passed a Ship It Zero resolution 12-0. The resolution calls on top maritime import polluters to the United States to commit to making all imports to the United States on 100% zero-emission ships by 2030.

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Climate advocates call on Walmart, Target, Home Depot to join zero-emission shipping buyers alliance

March 9, 2023 — Ship It Zero welcomes establishment of “ZEMBA” to accelerate zero-emission shipping.

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Companies must act to abandon dirty ships: New research names top brands responsible for shipping pollution

March 1, 2023 — New research released today by the Ship It Zero campaign finds that Walmart, Target and Home Depot were the largest ocean import polluters of 2021, as e-commerce demands skyrocketed in the U.S. and globally.

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Ship It Zero reacts to Walmart’s failure to join Biden’s First Movers Coalition

November 8, 2022 — The global retail giant Walmart Corporation has again chosen not to take even basic steps to address its massive maritime pollution footprint by failing to join either the Green Shipping Challenge or the First Movers Coalition in the opening days of COP27.

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Climate Advocates, Community Groups: Target Shipping Commitment Step in the Right Direction, But Not Enough

September 22, 2022 — Environmental Groups Welcome Target Commitment Secured by Community Advocacy

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Ship It Zero resolution passes Minneapolis City Council

September 8, 2022 — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a Ship It Zero resolution 12-0. Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins and City Council Member Robin Wonsley Worlobah co-introduced the resolution on September 6, calling on top maritime import polluters to the United States, including Minneapolis’s own Target Corporation, to commit to making all imports to the United States on 100% zero-emission ships by 2030.

Target

Zero-Emission Fuel

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Amazon Announces Adoption of Zero-Emission Fuel following Revelation of 2021 Carbon Emissions Spike

August 30, 2022 — Amazon announced that it would adopt green hydrogen – starting in 2025 – to decarbonize its operations. The contract will provide power for 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks. Even though ocean shipping was mentioned in the announcement, Amazon did not give a firm commitment to when it would green its ocean cargo shipping operations.

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Zero-Emission Fuel