Good News Credit: Frans Berkelaar/Flickr Green shipping corridors gaining momentum Ports around the world are investing in green fuels to allow cargo ships to sail carbon-free.
NewsletterImogene Huxham/Flickrhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ In shipping, a push to slash emissions by harnessing the wind More ships are running on wind power, as the global industry tries to fight climate change. One concept has backing from Abba, the Swedish pop stars.
Politics New global shipping task-force aims for greener, safer work Workers worry that the changes needed to bring the shipping industry in line with global climate goals could make their jobs more dangerous and threaten their incomes.
Top Story Amazon, Ikea and other big companies commit to zero-emission shipping by 2040 Organized by the nonprofit Aspen Institute, the initiative also counts Unilever, Michelin and Patagonia among its signatories.
Solutions www.fastcompany.com This cargo ship cuts emissions 90% using an old-fashioned trick: Sails Using sails to transport goods? An idea so old it’s new again.
Solutions www.reuters.com Shipping companies, retailers look to develop cleaner marine biofuel Top shipping, retail and transport companies are looking to develop an alternative marine fuel which aims to reduce carbon emissions from ships.
Newsletter Winds of change: The sailing ships cleaning up sea transport Ethically minded entrepreneurs are turning back the clock to sweep the scourge of bunker fuel from the oceans.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding
