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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH CALLING ON TOP MARITIME
IMPORTERS TO LONG BEACH TO ADOPT EXISTING
EMISSIONS-REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES AND TAKE
STEPS TO MAKE PORT CALLS TO THE SAN PEDRO
PORT COMPLEX ON ZERO-CARBON SHIPS BY 2030
WHEREAS, in the last century, Southern California has already irreversibly warmed by three degrees (3°) Fahrenheit; and
WHEREAS, the international shipping industry is one of the world’s largest climate polluters, emitting 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, more than all coal plants in the United States combined, due primarily to its reliance on fossil fueled propulsion; and
WHEREAS, the international shipping industry’s pollution is on the rise and is expected to make up 17% of global carbon dioxide emissions by the 2050’s without urgent action; and
WHEREAS, most cargo ships burn heavy fuel oil, and fossil-fueled ships have brought large amounts of pollutants into disproportionately low-income communities and/or communities of color living near the Port of Long Beach; and WHEREAS, shipping pollution contributes to at least 1,300 premature deaths each year in Long Beach and Los Angeles, and an estimated 260,000 premature deaths each year globally, in addition to contributing to and/or exacerbating structural health inequities and rates of childhood asthma, cancer, and other ailments in American port communities; and
WHEREAS, port-adjacent communities, including Long Beach, within Los Angeles County experience up to an 8-year lower life expectancy than the County RES-23-0055
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
average, and the highest risk of cancer regionally; and WHEREAS, fossil-fueled shipping also harms oceanic wildlife, contributing to the death of coral reefs globally and causing maritime animals to have lower sensory ranges; and
WHEREAS, according to a 2021 study by environmental organizations Pacific Environment and Strand.earth, the top 15 maritime import polluters to the United States in 2019 by pollution volumes produced as much sulfur oxide pollution as 2 billion trucks and cars; and
WHEREAS, the City of Long Beach’s Climate Action and Environmental Committee (“CAEC”) was established to research and explore new practices beneficial to the City with reaching its goals to become more environmentally friendly throughout all City departments; and
WHEREAS, the CAEC met on April 22, 2022, to hear from advocates and members of the public to discuss green shipping, including the Harbor Department’s plan with the Port of Long Beach to decrease pollution from shipping activities; and WHEREAS, the CAEC indicated support for green shipping efforts, including the establishment of green shipping corridors with partner ports and legislative and administrative actions to rapidly decarbonize the maritime shipping industry, such as requesting the adoption of a resolution similar to that of the City of Los Angeles focusing on the maritime shipping industry decarbonization, adopted by the Los Angeles City Council on November 9, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Port of Long Beach committed to such efforts when joining the Los Angeles-Shanghai Green Shipping Corridor Initiative, focusing on decarbonizing the movement of goods along one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes between the United States and China, and Port staff will work with partners in the coming years to carry out these initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Long Beach now desires to further support maritime shipping industry decarbonization; 1 2
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28 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1 . The City of Long Beach hereby calls upon top maritime importers to Long Beach to adopt existing emissions-reducing technologies and take steps towards making port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex on zero-carbon ships by 2030.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of April 18 , 2023, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal( s): Councilmembers:
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