News / Ship it Zero environmental lobbyists call on IKEA to 'abandon dirty ships'

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Climate activists delivered a 20,000 signature petition to the headquarters of furniture retailer IKEA in Delft, the Netherlands yesterday, calling on its management to raise their green credentials.

The Ship It Zero coalition, led by environmental organisations Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, staged ‘die-ins’ to highlight the 260,000 deaths said to be caused annually as a result of the use of fossil fuels in shipping.

In addition the group distributed flyers calling on IKEA to “abandon dirty ships” – according to Ship It Zero, ...