ZEUS: The supply chain problem’s silver climate lining

By Trey Thoelcke Published Sep 9, 11:10AM EDT

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By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights

SAN FRANCISCO (Callaway Climate Insights) — Tucked into a press release by shipping giant Maersk last month, about building eight new ships that can run on green methanol, was a surprising nugget about the global supply chain. The Danish company had made the investment in response to demands from its shipping clients, many of them tech companies.

The companies, including Amazon (AMZN) and Microsoft (MSFT), had made their own commitments to clean up their supply chains, and were now leaning on their vendors. With global shipping responsible for about 3% of the world’s GHG emissions, the Maersk methanol move is expected to lead to . . . .

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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.

Beyond 24/7 Wall St., Trey has created and edited financial content for Benzinga and AOL's BloggingStocks, contributing additional hundreds of articles to the investment community. He previously oversaw the 24/7 Climate Insights site, managing editorial operations and content strategy, and currently oversees and creates content for My Investing News.

Trey's editorial expertise extends across multiple publishing environments. He served as production editor at Dearborn Financial Publishing and development editor at Kaplan, where he helped shape financial education materials. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer-producer at SVE. His freelance editing portfolio includes work for prestigious clients such as Sage Publications, Rand McNally, the Institute for Supply Management, the American Library Association, Eggplant Literary Productions, and Spiegel.

Outside of financial journalism, Trey writes fiction and has been an active member of the writing community for years, overseeing a long-running critique group and moderating workshop sessions at regional conventions. He lives with his family in an old house in the Midwest.