Pacific Environment

06/05/2026

Save the Date: 🏗️🚢Advancing port decarbonization: A new analysis of Japan’s Carbon Neutral Port (CNP) initiatives

Join us for an upcoming webinar on Thursday, June 18 at 5 p.m. (PDT) | Friday, June 19, 9:00 a.m. (JST). This webinar examines how Japan’s Carbon Neutral Port (CNP) framework and the Port of Yokohama's decarbonization efforts offer a practical and scalable model for port-led climate action. Featuring maritime and port experts from Japan and the United States, it explores how policy frameworks, infrastructure planning and industry engagement can be integrated to accelerate emissions reductions across the maritime and port sectors. We hope you can join us!

🕑 June 18, 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PDT | Friday, June 19, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. JST
📍 Register: https://bit.ly/4dTu4JS

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

“Angelenos deserve better than an Olympics that leaves behind a pile of plastic for cleanup. The Games are a monumental moment to showcase real solutions — including reuse and refill systems at scale — to prevent single-use plastic pollution in the first place.” 🔥

In a letter to the editor published in the , Kristen McDonald, senior plastics program director, argues that the proposed partnership with the The Ocean Cleanup ahead of the 2028 L.A. Olympics is misguided at best and a greenwashing stunt at worst.

Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-05-28/plastic-pollution-ocean-olympics

06/02/2026

⛴️💨 Ships move the goods that power our economy — but they also carry invisible cargo.

Join us for a panel, “The Invisible Cargo: The Future of Zero-Emission Shipping,” to be held during the 4th Annual Port Electrification U.S. Conference in Long Beach, California.

This panel brings together perspectives from community, policy, ports, and industry to explore the environmental, health, operational and economic impacts of ship emissions and the real-world solutions already shaping the future of shipping.

🎤Who:
Cristhian Tapia-Delgado, Climate Campaigner, Southern California, Pacific Environment
Dr. Joseph K. Lyou, President & CEO, Coalition for Clean Air
Jacob Goldberg, Manager, Clean Energy and Resiliency at Port of Long Beach
Mitch Lee, CEO and Co-Founder, Arc

🗓️When: June 10th from 11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

🏨Where: The Westin Long Beach

Come learn:
⚓ Who is impacted
⚓ What solutions are emerging
⚓ What it will take to accelerate zero-emission shipping

Register: https://bit.ly/4o1V1yq

06/01/2026

Happy World Ocean Month! 🌊

Join us in addressing climate change, plastic pollution and illegal fishing. 🐠 The ocean sustains us, and it calls us to help sustain it in return.

This month alone, your gift to Pacific Environment will be automatically DOUBLED for maximum impact. Act now to protect our oceans and make a difference for our planet.

Donate today! 🔗 https://bit.ly/wom2026

📸 Pacific Environment team and experts in Thailand

05/29/2026

🚨BREAKING: just released a new report tracking what really happens to “widely recyclable” cold cups.

Researchers placed Bluetooth-enabled trackers inside Starbucks cups and dropped them into the company’s in-store recycling bins across nine states and D.C.📍

The result: not a single cup ended up at a recycling facility. One cup traveled 463 miles — to a landfill. 👀

Read the report: https://www.beyondplastics.org/starbucks-cups

05/27/2026

Last Friday, May 22, the country celebrated , which highlights the essential role the maritime industry plays in supporting the nation’s economy, national security, and the future of global transportation. From keeping supply chains moving to ensuring the strategic movement of goods and resources, a strong maritime sector remains fundamental to American resilience and prosperity. 🚢

Read the announcement from the White House here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/05/presidential-message-on-national-maritime-day/

Looking ahead, true maritime excellence will not be measured solely by the number of commercial ships on the water. Instead, it will be defined by the ability to innovate to build a cleaner, healthier and more resilient maritime future. The U.S. possesses the engineering ingenuity and skilled workforce necessary to build the cleanest, most efficient fleet in the world.

As the global shipping sector moves to the use of more sustainable fuels and next-generation technologies, U.S. leadership in the development and deployment of advanced marine vessels is critical to not only reducing harmful pollution but also securing global economic competitiveness and helping build the maritime economy of the future.💰

“The global transition toward cleaner shipping is already underway, and the U.S. cannot afford to be left behind. Advancing clean maritime fuels and technologies is a strategic advantage. By leading this transition, we are revitalizing our domestic industrial base, ensuring national energy security, and expanding the maritime workforce for generations to come,” said Antonio Santos, Federal Climate Policy Director at Pacific Environment.



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05/21/2026

Congratulations to the Da Nang City Peoples’ Committee for taking action on plastic pollution in tourism! 🎉

The new document developed by the committee encourages tourism businesses to:

📉 Limit the use of single-use plastic products (including plastic water bottles, plastic cups, plastic straws, nylon bags and styrofoam boxes)
🫙 Support reuse models for food and drinking water
🔀 Sort and classify waste on site

The Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will also continue to promote environmentally-friendly tourism models.

🔗 Learn more: https://news.laodong.vn/xa-hoi/da-nang-khuyen-khich-han-che-su-dung-nhua-dung-mot-lan-trong-du-lich-1697053.ldo

🔗 How Pacific Environment is supporting trash-free tourism: https://www.pacificenvironment.org/making-tourism-trash-free-how-businesses-across-asia-are-creating-new-models-for-zero-waste-tourism/



Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch thành phố Đà Nẵng
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Chúc mừng Thành phố Đà Nẵng đã có hành động giải quyết vấn đề ÔNhiễmNhựa trong du lịch! 🎉

Văn bản mới do Ủy ban xây dựng khuyến khích các doanh nghiệp du lịch:

📉 Hạn chế sử dụng các sản phẩm nhựa dùng một lần (bao gồm chai nước nhựa, cốc nhựa, ống hút nhựa, túi nylon và hộp xốp)
🫙 Hỗ trợ mô hình tái sử dụng thực phẩm và nước uống
🔀 Phân loại rác thải tại chỗ

Sở Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch Đà Nẵng cũng sẽ tiếp tục thúc đẩy các mô hình du lịch thân thiện với môi trường.

🔗 Tìm hiểu thêm: https://news.laodong.vn/xa-hoi/da-nang-khuyen-khich-han-che-su-dung-nhua-dung-mot-lan-trong-du-lich-1697053.ldo

🔗 Pacific Environment hỗ trợ du lịch không rác: https://www.pacificenvironment.org/making-tourism-trash-free-how-businesses-across-asia-are-creating-new-models-for-zero-waste-tourism/

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

Happy Clean Air Month!

By addressing maritime shipping pollution and industrial pollutants, we are working to keep our air clean for everyone. Here’s what the Pacific Environment team is up to this month:

🏭 Working alongside port communities in New Jersey — where families in Newark, Elizabeth and Bayonne have long shouldered the health burden of diesel pollution from the largest and busiest cargo ports on the East Coast — to curb ships pollution and stop fossil fuel build out.

⚡Across Asia, wherein South Korea and Japan, we are reimagining maritime infrastructure as a driver of clean energy and to transition ships and ports to zero-emissions technology.

🌊 At the where our advocacy helped secure the world’s largest clean air zone at sea in the North-East Atlantic years in the making.

Clean air is a matter of health, equity and justice and we are proud to be in that fight wherever it takes us. Learn more in our new blog: https://www.pacificenvironment.org/happy-clean-air-month-from-pacific-environment/

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