A 426-foot-long electric ship — the largest of its kind in the world — launched from Tasmania this week, marking a milestone in the clean energy transition for maritime shipping. The Hull 096 boat, called China Zorrilla after the famous actress from Uruguay, was made by Incat Tasmania for operation by Buquebus. According to Incat, […]
More than 4,500 Amazon employees have signed a letter calling on the company to take concrete action on climate change, with demands including a complete transition away from fossil fuels. The letter was posted on Medium Wednesday by a group calling itself Amazon Employees for Climate Justice and was addressed to CEO Jeff Bezos and […]
By Jessica Corbett A small group of Amazon workers is receiving big praise for their efforts to force their employer to be a better steward of the planet. More than a dozen employees of the online retail behemoth who have received stock as part of their compensation are, as the New York Times reported, “starting […]
On Friday, the 170+ nations in the International Maritime Organization set the first-ever emissions target for the shipping industry and agreed to halve CO2 emissions by 2050, based on 2008 levels. The unprecedented deal was welcomed by activists as a first step towards meeting the Paris agreement targets. The IMO nations also began a process […]
By Andy Rowell When Donald Trump signalled earlier this year that the U.S. was going to pull out of the UN Paris climate agreement, there was global outrage at his actions. The perceived wisdom is that the agreement is the best international mechanism we have to fight climate change and to keep global warming to […]
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