Written by Aoife O’Leary, Opportunity Green on behalf of and for the Moving Forward Network (MFN)

The purpose of the study is to inform the MFN members as they participate in the advancement of the MFN Zero-Emission Freight: Community Voices for Equity and Environmental Justice campaign.

The paper sets out the impacts of international shipping on local communities in the U.S. and on the global climate system, and considers the potential technologies and legal pathways to a reduction of those impacts. It also provides various considerations for regulation to drive zero emission vessels.