Pacific Environment October 2024 newsletter
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Welcome to the?October?2024 edition of Pacific Environment’s monthly?newsletter.?This is an opportunity to highlight some of our work and share victories for communities, climate and wildlife.
Is Amazon failing on its maritime decarbonization commitments?
As Amazon raced to kick off the holiday season with its two-day Prime Day member events on Oct. 8 and 9, Pacific Environment’s?Ship It Zero?campaign is again sounding the alarm about the harms caused by Amazon’s ever-increasing fossil-fueled deliveries with the launch of the?Ship It Zero 2024 Amazon Decarbonization Progress Report.?This month, Amazon’s 2024 Progress Report shows the company is “at risk of failure” when it comes to its climate commitments.
Pacific Environment hosts youth climate advocates from Global South countries at international shipping negotiations in London
For the first time in the history?of the United Nations' International Maritime Organization’s talks, youth climate advocates participated, making their voices heard on a global stage. Pacific Environment hosted a side event on Oct. 4, where six climate advocates had the opportunity to meet with IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez. They made it clear to the head of the IMO that decisions made by the organization impact real people and real communities, especially in countries disproportionately hit hardest by climate change, including their home countries of Brazil, Dominica, Kenya, Nigeria and Tuvalu.
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To solve the plastic crisis, we must phase out production
Xuan Quach, Pacific Environment’s Vietnam Country Director, has more than 20 years of working experience with the governmental agencies of Vietnam in the field of natural resources and environment. She recently published an opinion article in The Diplomat about the problem of plastics and what governments and corporations should do to stem the plastics tide.?Read more in The Diplomat.
Shrinking sea ice accelerates global warming as black carbon continues to escape regulation
Kay Brown, Arctic Policy Director at Pacific Environment, recently published an opinion article in Norway's High North News about how black carbon — primarily produced from incomplete fossil fuel combustion — is a “key driver of sea ice loss and a major contributor to climate heating.”?Read more in High North News.
Take action in California: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must approve California’s request for the life-saving protections
Sign our petition?to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve California’s request for the life-saving protections provided by the California Air Resources Board’s updated Commercial Harbor Craft Rule.
In a victory for people and climate, the California Air Resources Board amended the Commercial Harbor Craft Rule in 2022, setting the first zero-emissions mandate for ferries in the U.S and requiring cleaner engine upgrades for tugboats and other regulated vessels.?However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has yet to approve these life-saving amendments.
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