'Shady ships': Why 'net zero' retailers should lead the push for greener shipping practices

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Analysis of the shipping impact of major US retailers finds 15 companies are responsible for as much sulphur oxide, nitrous oxide, and particulate matter pollution as tens of millions of vehicles

International shipping is big business. The world's shipping fleet has quadrupled in size since the 1980s as the economy became increasingly globalised and consumers became dependent on products manufactured...

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