WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States announced today a new commitment to helping achieve an absolute zero-emission international shipping industry by 2050.

The following is a statement by Madeline Rose, Pacific Environment’s Climate Campaign Director:

“The United States has committed to a historic goal of pursuing an absolute zero-emission shipping industry by 2050. The U.S. commitment to absolute zero, not ‘net-zero,’ can be a political game changer for the shipping industry. The announcement today by Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is the Biden-Harris administration’s most ambitious step yet to bring international shipping into a sustainable, zero-emission future. Though we will continue to advocate for a zero-emission shipping industry by 2035, Pacific Environment welcomes the United States’ commitment to a zero-emission shipping future as an important first step.”

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Pacific Environment is a global environmental organization that protects communities and wildlife of the Pacific Rim. We support community leaders to fight climate change, protect the oceans, build just societies, and move away from fossil fuels toward a green economy.