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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.

Amazon

Zero-Emission Fuel

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Ship It Zero Coalition & Medical Professionals Demand Target Address Shipping Pollution

July 12, 2022 — Dozens of Health Care Experts Join Webinar, Deliver Letter to Minneapolis-Based Target Corporation

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Ship It Zero Resolution Passes Long Beach City Council 

June 22, 2022 — Long Beach City Councilmember Cindy Allen introduced the resolution on Earth Day, calling on Long Beach’s top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex, which includes the Port of Long Beach, on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030.

Long Beach

Maritime shipping industry

Port congestion

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Target Annual General Meeting Ends Abruptly, Port Residents’ Questions on Maritime Pollution Go Unanswered

June 8, 2022 — With 15 minutes left in the meeting, Target ended the call – leaving unanswered questions for port residents.

AGM

Annual General Meeting

Target

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Ship It Zero Coalition to CMA CGM: time to set sail on zero-emissions ships is now

June 6, 2022 — CMA-CGM, top ocean shipping supplier for Walmart, announced that it has ordered six ships with dual-fuel methanol engines as part of its climate strategy.

CMA-CGM

Fuels

Maritime shipping industry

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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

Climate crisis

Fuels

Pollution

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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.

Los Angeles

Policy

Target