LA City Council Adopts Councilmember Raman’s Resolution Calling for Transition to 100% Zero Emission Shipping at Port of Los Angeles by 2030

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LOS ANGELES — Today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to adopt Councilmember Nithya Raman’s resolution (Council File 21-0002-S175) calling on Los Angeles’ top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex, which includes the Port of Los Angeles, on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030. The resolution … Read more

COP26: Ship It Zero coalition welcomes Amazon participation in First Movers Coalition

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Today at COP26, Amazon joined the White House’s First Movers Coalition, a public-private partnership launched by U.S. President Joe Biden and the World Economic Forum to commercialize emerging technologies essential to decarbonizing heavy industries, including ocean shipping. Climate and shipping experts with environmental advocacy groups Stand.earth and Pacific Environment, which lead the Ship It Zero … Read more

Congress, White House Reconciliation Package Must Maintain Historic Climate Investments for Shipping, Ports and Freight

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WASHINGTON (October 28, 2021) –The White House and key members of Congress have released a $1.85 trillion framework for the upcoming reconciliation package, which includes a historic $550 billion to invest in combating the ongoing climate crisis. Tyler McFadden, Federal Climate Policy Manager at Pacific Environment, made the following statement: “Pacific Environment welcomes this historic … Read more

Walmart, Target Must Take Accountability for Spiking Port Pollution in Los Angeles, Long Beach

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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Biden-Harris administration authorized 24/7 operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to ease import backlogs, working with top importers including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Lowe’s to accelerate shipments of goods throughout the country yesterday. The Ship It Zero Coalition calls on the Biden-Haris administration, Walmart, Target, … Read more

California Health, Environmental Justice, Conservation Groups Push for Zero-Emission Harbor Craft, Sound Alarm on Health, Climate Crises

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* COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR * EARTHJUSTICE * LITTLE MANILA RISING * PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT * WEST OAKLAND ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS PROJECT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 21, 2021) — Governor Newsom and the California Air Resources Board have released a draft rule that would push over a thousand harbor boats to upgrade to new diesel engines rather than … Read more

Pacific Environment Applauds BOGA Formation, Leadership

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (September 16, 2021) — Pacific Environment applauds the leadership of Costa Rica and Denmark, which are leading the efforts to create the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA). On September 16, Dan Jorgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark and Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica spoke during Energy … Read more

President Biden Visits Long Beach, Calif. as Fossil Fuel Ships Idle, Spew Pollution

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LONG BEACH (September 13, 2021) — Today, President Biden landed in Sacramento and delivered remarks on his administration’s response to recent wildfires as well as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better agenda to address our “nation’s resilience to climate change and extreme weather events.” These remarks were made before he boarded a flight … Read more

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

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SEATTLE, WA — Just fifteen companies are responsible for emitting millions of tons of pollution from importing their goods into the United States on fossil-fueled ships, according to a study released today from Pacific Environment and Stand.earth. Shady Ships: Retail Giants Pollute Communities and Climate with Fossil-Fueled Ocean Shipping is the first study to quantify … Read more

UN Shipping Agency Fails to Reduce Shipping Industry’s Climate Emissions

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Failure to reduce the shipping industry’s climate emissions marred the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) recently concluded meeting involving representatives of more than 60 countries. Pacific Environment and other civil society observers expressed dismay at the lack of agreement or even consideration of meaningful action to address the climate crisis by the U.N. shipping agency’s Marine … Read more

U.S. Commits To Absolute Zero-Emission Shipping By 2050

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States announced today a new commitment to helping achieve an absolute zero-emission international shipping industry by 2050. The following is a statement by Madeline Rose, Pacific Environment’s Climate Campaign Director: “The United States has committed to a historic goal of pursuing an absolute zero-emission shipping industry by 2050. The U.S. … Read more

UN shipping agency greenlights a decade of rising greenhouse gas emissions

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Governments have backtracked on their own commitments to urgently reduce climate-heating emissions from the shipping sector, at a key meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held virtually this week. The IMO’s marine environment protection committee approved a proposal that will allow the shipping sector’s 1 billion tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to … Read more

UN Shipping Body Fails to Implement Its Own Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

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Hopes for bold action to reduce the global shipping sector’s huge greenhouse gas emissions were dashed this week when a ‘business as usual’ draft text was approved. In pursuing this outcome, many countries have actively worked to undermine the IMO Initial Strategy goals, and knowingly broken their Paris Agreement commitment to pursue 1.5℃ compatible emissions … Read more

Pacific Environment Welcomes Shipping Focus in Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020

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San Francisco, California. – Pacific Environment welcomes introduction of the landmark Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 in the U.S. House of Representatives today and commends its authors for focusing in on curbing ships’ climate emissions. The shipping industry emits over 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide in addition to climate-warming super pollutants methane and … Read more

Pacific Environment Condemns Oil Spill in Mauritius

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San Francisco, California – On August 6, 2020, a Japanese-owned, Panamanian registered deep sea bulk carrier MV Wakashio began leaking fuel oil off the small island state of Mauritius, sparking an environmental catastrophe. Pacific Environment’s team has since worked to mobilize public awareness and an urgent international response. As of August 12, a reported 1,000 … Read more