THE Ship It Zero coalition is calling on Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Ikea to move their business to ocean carriers that offer zero-emissions, reports the American Journal of Transportation.
For over a year, countless fossil-fueled cargo ships have been clogging US ports, dumping air pollutants into nearby port neighborhoods, says the coalition of Pacific Environment, STAND.earth, and Sort Your Ship Out.
'Now is the time for big retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA to demand zero-emission options from their primary shipping partners - or move their business elsewhere,' said Pacific Environment climate campaign director Madeline Rose.
'Today's Energy Observer 2 announcement shows that the technology for zero-emission cargo shipping is available, so it's time retailers ask: what else are shipping companies possibly doing with their unprecedented pandemic profits in the decade of climate emergency if not aggressively reducing their pollution and buying new zero-emission ships?
Said Stand.earth shipping campaigns director Kendra Ulrich: 'It's inspiring to see more and more zero-emissions cargo ships being built and prove that this massive technical revolution is finally here. But if international shipping truly wants to address its enormous pollution problem and have a fighting chance to meet global climate goals this decade, it's all hands on deck for ports, retailers, and cargo carriers to work together,'
'Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA must demand immediate emissions reductions and the rapid implementation of true zero-emissions technologies from the cargo shipping companies they work with,' said Ms Ulrich.
'While it's promising that a major carrier like CMA-CGM is involved in assessing the commercial viability of these recent efforts, it cannot be overlooked that they also have massive investments in false climate solutions like LNG-powered ships, which will only worsen the climate crisis.'
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For over a year, countless fossil-fueled cargo ships have been clogging US ports, dumping air pollutants into nearby port neighborhoods, says the coalition of Pacific Environment, STAND.earth, and Sort Your Ship Out.
'Now is the time for big retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA to demand zero-emission options from their primary shipping partners - or move their business elsewhere,' said Pacific Environment climate campaign director Madeline Rose.
'Today's Energy Observer 2 announcement shows that the technology for zero-emission cargo shipping is available, so it's time retailers ask: what else are shipping companies possibly doing with their unprecedented pandemic profits in the decade of climate emergency if not aggressively reducing their pollution and buying new zero-emission ships?
Said Stand.earth shipping campaigns director Kendra Ulrich: 'It's inspiring to see more and more zero-emissions cargo ships being built and prove that this massive technical revolution is finally here. But if international shipping truly wants to address its enormous pollution problem and have a fighting chance to meet global climate goals this decade, it's all hands on deck for ports, retailers, and cargo carriers to work together,'
'Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA must demand immediate emissions reductions and the rapid implementation of true zero-emissions technologies from the cargo shipping companies they work with,' said Ms Ulrich.
'While it's promising that a major carrier like CMA-CGM is involved in assessing the commercial viability of these recent efforts, it cannot be overlooked that they also have massive investments in false climate solutions like LNG-powered ships, which will only worsen the climate crisis.'
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