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"they are by far and away one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gasses as a group." Wrong. Shipping is the most efficient transportation of mass-dista
by em3rgent0rdr 10y ago
"they are by far and away one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gasses as a group."
Wrong. Shipping is the most efficient transportation of mass-distance per unit of CO2. Shipping's CO2 contribution is only %3-%4 of total CO2 produced by humans.
- draggnar 10y agoBut in terms of particulate emissions it is very significant. Upwards of 60% of total sulphur emissions and accounts for over 60,000 deaths per year. At room temperature you can walk across the surface of the fuel. It is nasty stuff and the scale is quite large.