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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. percent absolute reduction in Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, including seller shipping and fulfillment. Back in 2019, Etsy launched its first initiative focused on reducing the carbon emissions of its marketplace by introducing carbon offset shipping.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea. Expanding carbon capture to long-distance marine shipping could help accelerate its use, while addressing a difficult to abate sector of the transport industry.". Expanding carbon capture to long-distance marine shipping could help accelerate its use.

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Could Bloom fuel cells be a solution for maritime emissions issues?

GreenBiz

In the race to drastically cut emissions in shipping, one of the industry's biggest names, Samsung Heavy Industries, is teaming with fuel cell company Bloom Energy to develop a more sustainable fuel designed to meet steep international targets. Both companies have a shared vision of powering ships with fuel cells.

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Global shipping finance portfolio moves closer to alignment with net zero climate goals

Envirotec Magazine

Data from financial institutions appear to show that the global finance portfolio for shipping has moved closer to alignment with ambitious decarbonisation trajectories set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which aim to remove emissions from international shipping by 2050.

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The Blue Wonder

3BL Media

3 Pressures on the ocean, including plastic waste, acidification, tourism, pollution from shipping, and overfishing are all increasing. Recent research shows that the investment benefits of ocean protection schemes, more sustainable shipping and other ocean dependent industries can be five times higher than the costs involved.

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Nestlé Shifts Half of its Global Shipping to Green Fuels

ESG Today

Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today a series of agreements enabling the company to shift the equivalent of half of its global shipping needs to alternative, lower-emission fuels, effective immediately. Under the deal signed with Maersk, Nestlé will use Maersk’s ECO Delivery solution for 100% of ocean containers shipped.

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