Tag: Maritime shipping industry
Prime pollution: Amazon’s climate pledge deemed worthless as emissions soar
September 13, 2024
— Amazon’s climate pledge announced in September 2019 looks like a fig leaf in light of a report on the trajectory of the ecommerce giant’s CO2 emissions over the past five years.
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Amazon’s U.S. transportation pollution surges 25% since company announced ‘Climate Pledge’ five years ago
September 12, 2024
— Since Amazon announced its “Climate Pledge” initiative to reduce emissions in September of 2019, the company continued to expand its U.S. shipping and deliveries pollution – and today, a joint investigation by Stand.earth Research Group (SRG), the Clean Mobility Collective (CMC), and the Ship it Zero (SiZ) campaign reveals Amazon’s greenhouse gas emissions have dramatically increased since that announcement.
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Environmental groups protest outside Amazon on Prime Day demanding company strengthen climate commitments
July 19, 2024
— Protestors gathered outside Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle on Thursday with a message to the company’s executives to strengthen its climate commitments. The demonstration, which shut down Sixth Avenue, was led by environmental advocacy groups including Stand.earth and the Ship It Zero coalition, climate and community advocates
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Ship It Zero cautiously welcomes container shipping majors’ joint effort to end fossil fuel-powered ships, calls for more stringent plan to achieve 100% zero-emission shipping
December 5, 2023
— The Ship It Zero coalition cautiously welcomes an announcement from five of the world’s largest shipping lines — MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Wallenius Wilhelmsen — made in Dubai at COP28 that calls for an end date for fossil fuel-only powered newbuilds, while also urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the green fuels transition.
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Ikea actually got a decent grade for its sustainable shipping goals
August 10, 2023
— Ikea scored a lot higher than other big-name retailers for its efforts to cut down shipping pollution. Report cards are out for retailers’ climate goals, specifically when it comes to tackling the pollution from their shipping. Compared to other retail giants, Ikea managed to get surprisingly high scores.
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Amazon ditches shipping, climate commitments
May 30, 2023
— Business Insider has reported that Amazon has ditched part of its climate pledge and deleted its blog post that announced the Shipment Zero initiative. Instead of continuing to target to make all of its shipments net zero carbon, with 50% of all shipments net zero by 2030, Amazon has ditched this commitment and rolled broader goals into its “Climate Pledge”.
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Open Letter to Home Depot From the Medical Community
May 9, 2023
— International ocean shipping is oftentimes out of the spotlight, but the air pollution emissions from this sector have direct health impacts on coastal and port communities.
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The Climate Crisis Gives Sailing Ships a Second Wind
May 4, 2023
— Cargo vessels are some of the dirtiest vehicles in existence. Can a centuries-old technology help to clean them up?
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LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR IMPORTERS TO ‘TAKE STEPS TOWARDS MAKING PORT CALLS AT THE SAN PEDRO PORT COMPLEX ON ‘ZERO-CARBON’ SHIPS BY 2030’
April 19, 2023
— The Long Beach City Council yesterday (18 April) unanimously approved a resolution ‘calling on top maritime importers to Long Beach to adopt existing emissions-reducing technologies and take steps towards making port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex on zero-carbon ships by 2030’. The Council’s move has been welcomed by local climate action NGOs and supporters of the ‘Ship It Zero’ coalition.
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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 Campaign Report Released: Brand Name Importers Need to Speed Zero-Emissions Shift
March 22, 2023
— “The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have a unique responsibility to end ship pollution and should lead the United States toward achieving 100% zero-emission shipping by 2040.” That’s the first key takeaway for ports and policymakers in a research report from the Ship It Zero campaign released on March 1.
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New Report Reveals Ocean Shipping Emissions of Top U.S. Importers
March 4, 2023
— The top U.S. importers emitted 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from shipping during the height of the pandemic-driven imports surge in 2021, according to new research released today by the Ship It Zero campaign.
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Companies must act to abandon dirty ships: New research names top brands responsible for shipping pollution
March 4, 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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Walmart, Target, Home Depot lead pack of retailers emitting millions of pounds of CO2 through shipping
March 4, 2023
— A new report from the nonprofits Pacific Environment and Stand.earth finds that the ships that carried imports for 18 of the U.S.’s largest retail, fashion, tech, and furniture companies emitted about 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2021, about as much as the annual climate pollution from 750,000 passenger cars.
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Ship It Zero coalition sends open letter to Target requesting meeting to discuss health-harming pollution
July 5, 2022
— In an open letter to Brian Cornell, CEO of Target, the coalition is holding the retailer accountable for its outsized role in the port congestion crisis.
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Long Beach City Council OKs resolution calling for 100% zero-emissions shipping
June 23, 2022
— “As a hub for international trade, Long Beach and its residents face significant impacts from cargo ship pollutants,” Al Austin II, Long Beach City Council Member, District 8, said.
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San Pedro Bay Port Complex to Commit to 100% Zero-Emissions Ocean Shipping by 2030
June 23, 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.
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Ship It Zero resolution passes Long Beach City Council
June 22, 2022
— This resolution would unite the nation’s largest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach – and the largest U.S. seaport complex – in making the commitment of zero-emissions ocean shipping by 2030.
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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.
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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.
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Open Letter from Ship it Zero to Shipping Companies
May 23, 2022
— Cargo companies like CMA-CGM, A.P. Moller-Maersk, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Evergreen Marine, and Ocean Network Express have reported record-breaking profits as a result of Covid-related consumer spending and supply chain disruptions over the last two years. It is your duty to invest these resources in reducing fossil fuel use and catalyzing the shift to zero emissions vessels.
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Listen: Can the Los Angeles-Shanghai green shipping corridor save the sector and the planet?
May 2, 2022
— The shipping sector faces a massive challenge in decarbonizing to meet global climate goals. To accelerate those efforts, leaders at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow last year agreed to develop at least six green shipping corridors by 2025 and many more by 2030.
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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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Maersk launches the world’s first offshore electric vessel-charging station venture
January 28, 2022
— Now is the perfect time for international ocean shipping companies to invest their record profits into a horizon of hope for our shared future on this planet.
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Coalition For A Safe Environment: Availability of Zero Emissions Cargo Ships
January 28, 2022
— Coalition for a Safe Environment’s Jesse Marquez reminds us that several zero-emissions cargo ships are already on the market now, in 2022.
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The world’s first all-electric container ship
January 27, 2022
— The world's first all-electric container ship will save 1,000 tons of CO2 and eliminate the need for 40,000 delivery trips by diesel-powered trucks per year.
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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 to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys
January 26, 2022
— Shipping group Maersk plans to install hundreds of offshore charging stations around the world to allow vessels to power themselves with electricity instead of fossil fuels while waiting outside ports.
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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.
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Maersk could push the entire shipping industry to move up its climate goals
January 13, 2022
— Maersk’s announcement raises the pressure on its rivals to cut emissions more aggressively. The rest of the world’s largest shipping lines are also sitting on billions of dollars of pandemic profits.
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Ship It Zero Calls Maersk’s 2040 Pledge a ‘Necessary Step’ Towards Zero Emissions Cargo Shipping
January 13, 2022
— Ship It Zero coalition members Stand.earth and Pacific Environment say Maersk’s decision to aim for net zero climate emissions by 2040 – 10 years earlier than its initial target date– is an ‘industry-leading commitment’ but they have expressed concern that the shipping giant’s 2030 goals rely on offsets.
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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.
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Sea of Love
December 15, 2021
— Dawny’all Heydari of the advocacy group Pacific Environment calls on the shipping industry to immediately adopt emission-reduction technologies and strategies – and speed up the transition away from fossil fuels
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For Some, Shipping Bottleneck Presages a Polluted Holiday Season
December 8, 2021
— Pandemic-related supply chain issues have slowed the flow of goods into American homes, even as the ports move to speed up operations. For many, that means delays on holiday gifts, but for locals like Chavez, who was diagnosed with asthma as a child and now works for the Coalition for Clean Air, the excessive pollution related to shipping and trucking congestion at the ports raises concerns about his health, and that of his community.
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Report Reveals Big Retailers Contribute to Pollution and Port Congestion
December 7, 2021
— The report revealed that between 2018 to 2020, these retailers, among others, were responsible for 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for goods imported to the US.
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Supply chain chaos is causing the biggest increase in ship emissions in more than a decade
December 3, 2021
— A study published on Monday by Ship it Zero, an advocacy organization, estimates that ocean shipping by Walmart produces 11.5 million tons, equivalent to roughly 1% percent of annual shipping emissions in 2018, while Amazon produces about 1.5 million tons of CO2.
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The supply chain crisis is wreaking havoc on the environment as carbon emissions from ships and seaports reach the highest rate since 2008
December 3, 2021
— "The retail brands that fill our homes and lives with their products bear a direct responsibility both for the pollution that the maritime shipping in their supply chains creates and for taking the necessary actions to demand emissions reductions now and 100 per cent zero emissions shipping this decade," the report said.
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Focus on shippers and ocean carriers as US retail sales rise
December 1, 2021
— Amazon and Target have played an “outsized role” in the congestion at the US west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, according to a study by the Ship It Zero Coalition, which is comprised of environmental and public health advocates, scientists, and shipping experts who are lobbying companies to “achieve zero-emissions shipping by 2030.”
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Amazon accused of playing ‘outsized’ role in supply chain chaos
December 1, 2021
— According to the report, Amazon, Target, Walmart and Ikea are some of America’s worst offenders in this regard. These four companies alone emit 20 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere, as much as all marine shipping generates in two years.
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Shipping industry is pressured to cut pollution caused by merchant fleet
December 1, 2021
— The global shipping industry is coming under increasing pressure to cut the pollution created by the world's merchant fleet.
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Online Shopping Is Turning the High Seas Into a Super-Polluting Highway
December 1, 2021
— A new report released by Stand.earth and Pacific Environment determined maritime shipping for those four companies alone accounted for some 20 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent over the past two years, the majority of which stemmed from goods transported between China and the U.S. West Coast.
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Amazon, Walmart and the world’s biggest retailers are making port congestion and pollution worse, new report finds
December 1, 2021
— "Until recently, the massive climate disrupting and human health harming emissions from international container shipping — and the companies that are buying their services — have sailed under the radar of public scrutiny," the report said.
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Amazon, Target fueling port pollution, harming communities: Report
December 1, 2021
— According to the report by non-profit environmental groups Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, fossil-fueled cargo container ships have idled off the shores of the San Pedro Bay Ports for months, bringing higher levels of asthma and cancer-associated air pollutants, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxide, and sulfur oxide into the port-adjacent communities.
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Groundbreaking new research uncovers close ties between polluting cargo carriers, major U.S. retailers
December 1, 2021
— New research released today by Ship It Zero coalition members Stand.earth and Pacific Environment 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.
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Why Do Walmart, Amazon, Target and IKEA Have Such High Shipping Emissions?
November 30, 2021
— Released on Cyber Monday, a new report from Ship It Zero coalition members Stand.earth and Pacific Environment details the relationship between four major retailers that ship goods to the U.S. — Walmart, Amazon, Target and IKEA — and the fossil-fueled carrier companies that make that shipping possible.
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Amazon and Target play ‘outsized’ role in port congestion and pollution, report finds
November 30, 2021
— Amazon and Target are playing a big role in the port pollution crisis along the US West Coast, according to a report published today. These retail giants are among the top importers in the US and rely heavily on shipping routes between China and California.
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Top retailers and carriers urged to move faster to cut shipping emissions
November 29, 2021
— The failure of the shipping industry to inject urgency into the decarbonisation process at last week’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has come under scrutiny from US climate change pressure groups.
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Cyber Monday Report Reveals Climate-Wrecking Supply Chain of US Retail Giants
November 29, 2021
— As shoppers scoured the internet for holiday deals on Cyber Monday, a pair of environmental groups published a report that exposes the planet-heating maritime shipping practices of four major global retailers: Amazon, IKEA, Target, and Walmart.
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Green groups push liner operators on zero-emission shipping
November 29, 2021
— Retailers are starting to heed the call, Stand.earth and Pacific Environment say.
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The shipping industry faces a climate crisis reckoning – will it decarbonize?
November 12, 2021
— Until now, shipping companies, which operate in remote international waters far from the public eye, have managed to avoid meaningful climate regulation. But the industry is facing a reckoning.
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LA City Council adopts world-first resolution calling for zero emission shipping at America’s top two ports by 2030
November 10, 2021
— Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to adopt Councilmember Nithya Raman’s resolution calling on ships calling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to ensure to be 100% zero-emissions by 2030.
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LA City Council Calls on Top Port Importers to Use Zero-Emission Ships
November 10, 2021
— The Los Angeles City Council today called on the top maritime importers in Los Angeles to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex via zero-emission ships by 2030.
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New coalition hopes to create demand drivers for sustainable solutions
November 5, 2021
— A new multinational coalition aims to decarbonize “hard-to-abate” sectors such as shipping and provide much-needed demand signals for zero-emissions fuels and technologies.
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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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As 100 ships idle offshore, California communities see rise in toxic pollutants
October 28, 2021
— Together, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are responsible for about 40 percent of the country’s imports. Now, cargo ships are being forced to wait offshore for an average of 10 days as increased consumer spending, labor shortages, and other issues brought on or worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic continue to impact supply chains and cause slowdowns.
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Backups at L.A., Long Beach ports cause air pollution concerns
October 28, 2021
— Pollution is becoming a growing problem for people living near the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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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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Port Sets 2030 Goals for More Breathable Air Via Maritime Clean Air Strategy
October 15, 2021
— The Port of San Diego board has approved a policy intended to help the agency identify projects and initiatives to improve health through cleaner air around San Diego Bay.
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Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
October 15, 2021
— The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, two of the nation’s busiest, create more than 100 tons a day of smog that choke local communities.
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Maersk correct to reject fossil gas in ocean shipping’s clean energy transition
October 15, 2021
— Ship It Zero defends Maersk’s commitment to move away from all oil and gas products for maritime fuel
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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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Ikea called out for its role in shipping emissions
October 7, 2021
— Climate activists are demanding Dutch-based homeware giant Ikea to transition to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels by 2030.
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Klimaatactivisten stellen IKEA’s scheepsvervuilingsprobleem aan de kaak bij wereldhoofdkantoor
October 7, 2021
— De Ship It Zero-coalitie wijst op de groeiende vraag van consumenten naar vrachtvervoer zonder schadelijke uitstoot
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Climate advocates call out IKEA’s ship pollution problem at global headquarters
October 7, 2021
— Ship It Zero coalition rally highlights growing consumer demand for zero-emissions cargo shipping
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COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR TRANSITION TO 100% ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES BY 2030
October 5, 2021
— COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR TRANSITION TO 100% ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES BY 2030.
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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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Global shipping is a big emitter, the industry must commit to drastic action before it is too late
September 20, 2021
— Last week three Pacific Island states – the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands – officially asked the IMO to drastically scale up its ambition for decarbonising the shipping sector.
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Ikea: Shipping plays a vital role in reaching climate neutrality in 2030
September 17, 2021
— As one of the major US importers, Ikea shares part of the responsibility for carbons emissions from the container fleet, as established by a recent report. Sea freight is important for our carbon plans, Ikea tells ShippingWatch.
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Søren Toft vows MSC will be net zero by 2050
September 16, 2021
— Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has gone on the record to publicly state for the first time its intention to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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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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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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Long Beach Community Calls on Amazon, Port Leadership to End Ship Pollution
August 31, 2021
— Climate and Environmental Justice Groups, Mothers, Students, and Youth push Amazon to Abandon Fossil Fuel Ships and Commit to 100% Zero-Emissions Ships in Port by 2030.
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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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Letters to the Editor: Diesel pollution is killing port area residents. Why isn’t this an emergency?
August 19, 2021
— Pollution from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is not just choking Southern California; it is killing the residents of the fence-line communities around the ports. We are in a public health emergency, but no one is responding to it as such.
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Ship It Zero coalition applauds Mammut’s zero-emissions shipping commitment
August 17, 2021
— Ship It Zero coalition members Stand.earth and Pacific Environment applaud Swiss outdoor gear brand Mammut’s new industry-leading climate commitment. The commitment "sets the bar in the fashion industry for a rapid and necessary transition to zero-emissions maritime shipping."
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Retailers’ Dirty Secret: Emissions In Shipping Freight
August 9, 2021
— Retailers are touting their ambitious emissions targets. Yet just getting their products across the ocean creates more greenhouse-gas emissions than all 2 billion of America’s cars and truck combined. Retailers (and manufacturers) can expect to face increasing pressures to monitor and manage their maritime freight emissions.
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August Retail “Restocking Season” Threatens Dangerous Spike in Port Pollution
August 2, 2021
— August marks the start of “retail restocking season” – that is, a period of surging maritime imports into the U.S. to prepare retailers for the coming holiday seasons. And this year, American ports are heading into their busiest – and perhaps most backed-up – peak season yet.
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What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?
July 31, 2021
— Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
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Why Walmart, Target, Amazon and Ikea need greener ships
July 27, 2021
— Why 'net zero' retailers should lead the push for greener shipping practices.
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What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?
July 27, 2021
— Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
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These 15 US Retailers Have the Worst Cargo Shipping Footprint
July 27, 2021
— When Ikea announced 100% electric home delivery in certain cities and Amazon started working toward zero-emission deliveries, they both got a decent amount of credit. The same goes for Walmart installing electric vehicle chargers or Target’s embrace of circular design. Yet while these retailers might all be taking some substantive steps toward mitigating emissions, there’s still a sizable, ocean-going elephant in the room. And that elephant smells like bunker fuel.
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New report reveals top 15 retail giants that contribute most to climate crisis through fossil-fuel-powered shipping
July 22, 2021
— A new report revealed the top 15 retail giants impacting the environment and public health. According to the report, the retail companies’ manufacturing and transport choices are “damning.”
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Walmart, Target, and Amazon are among the biggest corporate polluters thanks to overseas shipping
July 22, 2021
— A new report from Pacific Environment and Stand.earth reveals 15 major corporations that emit as much climate pollution from overseas shipping as 1.5 million American homes.
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‘Shady ships’: Why ‘net zero’ retailers should lead the push for greener shipping practices
July 22, 2021
— Analysis of the shipping impact of major US retailers finds 15 companies are responsible for as much sulphur oxide, nitrous oxide, and particulate matter pollution as tens of millions of vehicles.
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Americas: New Study Draws Link Between Retailers and Shipping Emissions
July 22, 2021
— NGOs Pacific Environment and Stand.earth claim that their newly-published Shady Ships report is the first study to ‘quantify the environmental and public health impacts’ of American retailers’ ‘reliance on overseas manufacturing and fossil-fueled, transoceanic shipping’.
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Environmental groups take aim at retail giants as ocean freight polluters
July 22, 2021
— Report cites 15 top retailers as bad actors in sustainability efforts.
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Top 15 U.S. Retailers Created More Pollution From Shipping Than 1.5 Million American Homes
July 21, 2021
— The top 15 U.S. retailers were responsible for as much climate pollution in 2019, from their shipping alone, as the energy used to power 1.5 million American homes, a report released Monday by Pacific Environment finds.
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Walmart, Ikea, and Amazon have a dirty shipping problem
July 20, 2021
— New report identifies the biggest corporate culprits of maritime emissions.
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The Hidden Toll of Shipping
July 20, 2021
— A new report tracks just how much shipping-related emissions retailers like Walmart, Ikea, Amazon, and Target are responsible for.
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Walmart tops retail list of American maritime import polluters
July 20, 2021
— Liners, already feeling the heat from their major clients to slash their carbon footprint, will likely get more urgent calls following the release today of a report highlighting which retail chains are polluting the most in America thanks to their shipping choices.
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EGEB: These 15 US retailers’ ship imports pollute as much as 3 coal plants annually
July 20, 2021
— As the result of using fossil-fueled ships to import their goods into the US, just 15 retailers emitted as much shipping pollution as the equivalent of 1.5 million US homes, according to a study released today from environmental organizations Pacific Environment and Stand.earth.
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These 15 companies have the biggest footprint from cargo shipping
July 20, 2021
— A new report digs into which companies generate the most emissions from hauling their products across the ocean on polluting ships.
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Tasked to Fight Climate Change, A Secretive U.N. Agency Does The Opposite
June 3, 2021
— Behind closed doors, shipbuilders and miners can speak on behalf of governments while regulating an industry that pollutes as much as all of America’s coal plants.
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Zero-carbon fuels and marine shipping: Both a will and a way?
May 25, 2021
— The marine shipping sector consumes around 10 quadrillion British thermal units (Btus) of fuel and emits 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
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IKEA Rejects LNG For Shipping
May 12, 2021
— Furniture company IKEA, a major user of shipping, has rejected the use of LNG as a marine fuel.
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Shipping Industry Pushes for ‘Market-Based Measures’ to Help Achieve Decarbonization Targets
April 21, 2021
— Several of the world’s major shipping organizations are calling on world leaders to urgently examine the role of so-called market-based measures (MBMs) to ensure ambitious decarbonization targets are met across the entire global shipping industry.
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Shipping industry emissions keep on climbing, new IMO data reveals
March 24, 2021
— New figures show that significant improvements in carbon intensity have been made since 2012, although these have slowed in recent years.
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Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization
March 9, 2021
— The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030. But at what degree of adoption do zero emission fuels become “commercially viable”?
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Shipping groups tap algortithms to cut carbon emissions
March 3, 2021
— Leading shipping group Maersk Tankers is investing tens of millions of dollars in digital technology to speed up cuts in carbon emissions across the industry, its chief executive told Reuters.
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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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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.
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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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