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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.

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Why you should give a ship

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Shipping may seem like a dull industry, but it plays a significant role in two of the biggest issues of our time — climate change and inequality.

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2 reasons to pay more attention to how you ship

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Shipping may seem like a dull industry, but it plays a significant role in two of the biggest issues of our time — climate change and inequality.

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Climate change could push bowhead whales to cross paths with shipping traffic

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

But climate change is shifting the whales' feeding grounds and migration patterns, potentially pushing them to spend more time in the paths of oncoming ships, according to a new study.

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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

And climate change remains a big one. . More specifically, Amazon's air shipping business, which along with its entire global logistics supply chain juggernaut is booming. . A startup called Infinium announced it has raised a round of funding including backing from Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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New report reveals fast fashion's reliance on fracked gas in Texas

Corporate Knights

Petrochemical-generated synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon and acrylic are expected to make up for 73% of global apparel production by 2030, according to a report by the Changing Markets Foundation ,despite these fibers having links to exacerbated climate change, health risks and increased waste.

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Carnival Corporation Honored With Three Prestigious ESG Shipping Awards for 2024

3BL Media

MIAMI, May 23, 2024 /3BL/ - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company and its AIDA Cruises line were honored with three ESG Shipping Awards for environmental excellence at an international ceremony in Athens, Greece this week.

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