Ahead of the Global Fossil Gas Bunkering Summit, groups pan the use of fossil fuels
May 3, 2022 — Ship It Zero campaigns says the time to get off of dirty fossil fuels starts now
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On Earth Day, activists in 3 West Coast cities protest Target’s role in climate change
April 22, 2022 — Events in Long Beach, Seattle, Bellingham highlight retail giant’s outsized role in ocean shipping pollution, impacts on decreasing life expectancy of West Coast port communities. The Ship It Zero coalition also welcomes U.S. President Biden’s pledge on green shipping corridors.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
READ MORE 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.
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