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News|The Maritime Executive

Maersk is First Shipping Company to Join Amazon’s Climate Pledge

March 16, 2022 — Nearly 100 additional companies, including Maersk, have joined The Climate Pledge, an environmental imitative in part led by Amazon where signatories commit to achieving full decarbonization of their operations by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

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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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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.

News|The Guardian

‘Warehouses in their backyards’: when Amazon expands, these communities pay the price

December 10, 2021 — The neighborhood is one of hundreds across the US where Amazon’s dramatic expansion has set in motion huge commercial operations. Residents near the new warehouses say they face increased air pollution from trucks and vans, more dangerous streets for kids walking or biking and other quality-of-life issues such as clogged traffic and near-constant noise.

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.

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.

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News|King5

‘It was all worth it’: Stakeholders celebrate opening of Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center

October 28, 2021 — Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center is now officially open to the public.

News|KUOW

Big shippers promise zero carbon by 2040. Too late, say climate activists

October 27, 2021 — Major shippers including Amazon, Ikea, and Unilever say they will stop putting their stuff on ships that burn fossil fuels in the next 20 years.

News|Washington Post

Amazon, Ikea and other big companies commit to zero-emission shipping by 2040

October 19, 2021 — In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in global trade, a coalition of companies that includes Amazon and Ikea has pledged to use only ocean shippers that use zero-carbon fuel by 2040.

News|Splash 247

Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero emission shipping by 2040

October 19, 2021 — Amazon, Ikea, Unilever and Michelin are among nine multinational companies that have committed to switching all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040.

News|Reuters

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

October 19, 2021 — Amazon and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonisation in the maritime sector.

News|BBC

Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero-carbon shipping by 2040

October 19, 2021 — Nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed up to a pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040.

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.

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Amazon Day of Action: Demands from Asthma Alley

October 14, 2021 — Watch as friends of Ship It Zero gather in Long Beach, CA —notoriously nicknamed "Asthma Alley"— to highlight the harrowing community health impacts of port pollution and call for an end to Amazon's fossil-fueled ocean shipping.

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Watch the world premiere: All Aboard Ship It Zero

September 30, 2021 — Ship It Zero has hit the big screen! We’re proud to premiere All Aboard Ship It Zero. Watch the video to understand the problem with dirty ocean shipping — and the solutions.

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News|Cronkite News

Zero-Emission Shipping | Cronkite News

September 9, 2021 — The demand for everything Amazon delivers only seems to grow, but environmental activists are demanding use of zero-emission shipping to reduce the impact of transportation on our air and oceans.

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News|Splash247

Climate activists call out Amazon’s ship pollution

September 1, 2021 — Climate activists with the Ship It Zero coalition gathered near major American ports on Tuesday, as part of two separate events demanding that retail giant Amazon transitions to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels.

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News|Energy Moniter

Campaigners call for retail shipping to commit to zero emissions by 2030

August 20, 2021 — The US retail sector should urgently begin its transition to zero-emissions shipping by 2030, says a report from Stand.earth and Pacific Environment.

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Preview of the Shady Ships report

Major Retailers Linked to Polluting Shipping Practices that Harm Public Health and Climate

July 20, 2021 — Report is first to use previously inaccessible cargo and supply chain data, finds fifteen companies responsible for as much sulfur oxide, nitrous oxide, and particulate matter pollution as tens of millions of vehicles and the climate pollution equivalent to 1.5 million homes.

News|MIC

A new report says Amazon is polluting the oceans with 22 million pounds of plastics per year

December 15, 2020 — Our oceans are filling up with plastic. Between 4.8 and 12.7 million metric tons of the stuff enter the waterways each year, disrupting the ecosystem, littering beaches, and killing countless sea-dwelling creatures.

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New poll finds a majority of Americans would change where they shop to support cleaner ships

November 17, 2020 — 74 percent say they’d be more likely to shop at a company that used cleaner shipping practices.

News|The New York Times

Natural Gas Won’t Decarbonize Shipping, But The Fuel Is Here To Stay

February 4, 2020 — Investments in LNG-powered ships are growing despite debate over the impact gas will have on the environment.

News|Fast Company

How Amazon plans to make half its shipments carbon-neutral by 2030

February 21, 2019 — Though the company denies it, its new goal comes after pressure from workers and shareholders to do something about its huge carbon footprint.

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