Climate Campaign Director, Corporate

Job | September 5, 2024 | Gwen Dobbs
West Coast Time Zone working hours required – preference for candidates located in California and Washington state.  Pacific Environment Pacific Environment works to stop climate change and ensure healthy ecosystems around the Pacific Rim for the benefit of people and our planet. For more than thirty years, we have...

Pacific Environment’s August 2024 Newsletter: The stories of our work for people and the planet

Blog Post | August 27, 2024 | Jared Saylor
Welcome to the August 2024 edition of Pacific Environment’s monthly e-newsletter! This is an opportunity to highlight some of our work and share our victories for communities, climate and wildlife. Arctic Ship Pollution: From Air to Ocean The Science on Pollution Scrubbers and Why EPA Should Ban Scrubber Discharge...

The cure for disposable “plastic crap” is here — and it’s simple

Blog Post | August 27, 2024 | Kristen McDonald and Leah Dunlevy
How WIRED’s recent piece on the solution to plastic pollution circumvents the emerging science on plastic and public health....

Alaska Conservation Foundation Announces 2024 Conservation Achievement Awardees

Press Release | August 22, 2024
Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Conservation Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Alaska Conservation Achievement Awards. These...

Ship Pollution: From Air to Ocean

Press Release | August 22, 2024
A policy paper released today by Pacific Environment reveals that there is a huge body of scientific work and...

Pacific Environment’s August 2024 Newsletter: The stories of our work for people and the planet

Blog Post | August 27, 2024 | Jared Saylor
Welcome to the August 2024 edition of Pacific Environment’s monthly e-newsletter! This is an opportunity to highlight some of our work and share our victories for communities, climate and wildlife. Arctic Ship Pollution: From Air to Ocean The Science...

The cure for disposable “plastic crap” is here — and it’s simple

Blog Post | August 27, 2024 | Kristen McDonald and Leah Dunlevy
How WIRED’s recent piece on the solution to plastic pollution circumvents the emerging science on plastic and public health. WIRED’s article, “The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony,” highlights the urgent and daunting task of tackling...

Clean air victory: New rule will curb deadly pollution from Southern California railyards — ports should be next.

Blog Post | August 13, 2024 | Cristhian Tapia-Delgado
This month, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Headquarters was packed with about 100 clean air advocates...

Champion the Beyond Methane Pledge

Blog Post | August 7, 2024 | Pacific Environment
The Say No to LNG campaign, an international shipping coalition, launched the “Beyond Methane Pledge,” calling on industry leaders...

Reducing Single-use Plastic and Imagining a Sustainable Future Through Art

Blog Post | July 29, 2024 | Vietnam team
This month, Pacific Environment and the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance hosted the Young Painter Contest as part of Plastic...

Alaska Conservation Foundation Announces 2024 Conservation Achievement Awardees

Press Release | August 22, 2024
Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Conservation Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Alaska Conservation Achievement Awards. These awards recognize the remarkable achievements of individuals and organizations committed to protecting Alaska’s wild landscapes, natural resources and unique ways of life. Each year, Alaska Conservation Foundation celebrates the tireless...

Ship Pollution: From Air to Ocean

Press Release | August 22, 2024
A policy paper released today by Pacific Environment reveals that there is a huge body of scientific work and studies that show that Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (ECGS) – otherwise known as scrubbers – are detrimental to the marine environment, wildlife and people’s health.  Read the paper. “Ship pollution:...

Pacific Environment Applauds US’ Stronger Stance on Global Plastic Treaty

Press Release | August 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC, August 16, 2024 — Pacific Environment applauds the Biden administration shifting its position to take a stronger...

Port of Seattle becomes first U.S. port to require 100% of cruise vessels to use shore power

Press Release | June 12, 2024
SEATTLE, Washington — The Port of Seattle became the first port in the nation to independently require that 100%...

Legal Petition to Interior Department Urges Climate Analysis, Phasedown of Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline

Press Release | June 12, 2024
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Several environmental groups filed a legal petition today asking the Department of the Interior for a new...

California can lead the world to reduce emissions from ocean cargo ships, lower climate impacts, and improve air quality around ports

Report | May 23, 2024
Two reports co-released today by Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley and Energy & Environmental Research Associates delve into policy changes and technology to decarbonize ocean going vessels. Non-profit Pacific Environment commissioned these reports. This set of reports seeks to inform stakeholders and policymakers on potential...

Battery Ships In The Yangtze River Basin

Report | May 17, 2024
Since President Xi Jinping solemnly announced the “3060” carbon target at the general debate of the 75th United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2020, the shipping industry in China has been moving towards the goal of creating low-carbon fuel supply, building a modern value chain, and achieving high-quality...

Making Reuse the Key Solution to the Climate Crisis

Report | May 20, 2023
Plastic pollution threatens the ecological environment, human health, and is a key driver of climate change. Single-use plastic is...

Stemming the Plastic-Climate Crisis

Report | May 10, 2023
In honor of International Plastic Free Day and ahead of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, Pacific Environment has released...

Ports Playbook for Zero-Emission Shipping

Report | September 20, 2022
The Ports Playbook for Zero-Emission Shipping focuses on three main tracks: commitments, policy, and progress. These tracks lay out...