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Ahead of Biden visit, climate advocates call for Seattle-Busan green shipping corridor

April 20, 2022 — Ship It Zero coalition demands retail companies, government leaders, port authorities work together on zero-emissions ocean shipping.

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Pacific Environment Calls on Biden Administration for a Zero Emission Ship Standard, Protection for Port Communities

March 4, 2022 — On March 1, President Biden mentioned port modernization and environmental justice in his State of the Union address, saying “We’ll create good jobs for millions of Americans, modernizing roads, airports, ports, and waterways all across America."

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Ship It Zero Campaign to Walmart: Protecting Oceans Requires Zero Emissions Shipping

February 22, 2022 — Walmart Senior Vice President for Sustainability Jane Ewing will be a keynote speaker at the 9th annual World Ocean Summit Virtual Week taking place from March 1–4, 2022. Climate advocates with the Ship It Zero campaign are calling on Walmart to stop ignoring its massive ocean and climate pollution problem, as the company touts its narrow focus on overfishing.

Maritime shipping industry

Shipping

Shipping emissions

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New Clean Cargo Ship Signals Continued Technology Availability

February 10, 2022 — Ship It Zero Coalition Calls on Walmart, Target, Amazon and IKEA to Move their Business to Carriers that Offer Zero Emission Solutions

Maritime shipping industry

Shipping emissions

Zero emissions

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Advocates Welcome Ports of Los Angeles, Shanghai Announcement of First Transpacific Green Shipping Corridor Commitment

February 1, 2022 — Ship It Zero Coalition and allies urge that shipping corridors cannot have any fossil fuels

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Maersk to Test Electric Charging Stations for Ports, Reducing Emissions From Fossil-fueled Ocean Cargo Ships by 5 Million Tons a Year Overall

January 26, 2022 — The Ship it Zero coalition applauded Maersk’s announcement to move towards zero-emissions shipping and called on other major shipping companies, like CMA-CGM, MSc, Cosco, Evergreen, and Yang Ming to follow its lead and continue building on this horizon of hope for our shared future.

Amazon

Fuels

IKEA

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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

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