On Sept. 8, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a “Ship it Zero” resolution that would call on top maritime import polluters in the U.S. to commit to making all imports 100 percent zero emission ships by 2030.
The resolution makes Minneapolis the third U.S. city to pass a Ship It Zero resolution, following Los Angeles and Long Beach, Cal. The cities are calling on import polluters, including Target, Amazon, Walmart, and IKEA, to immediately adopt emission-reducing technologies such as wind-assist propulsion and to move their products off fossil-fueled ships by the end of the decade.
