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Cruise ships are massive emitters of sulphur dioxide. > The results [of the study] show that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitt
by oska 6y ago
Cruise ships are massive emitters of sulphur dioxide.
> The results [of the study] show that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more disease-causing sulphur dioxide than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. Spain, Italy, Greece, France and Norway are the most exposed countries to cruise ship air pollution in Europe.
https://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/one-corporation-pollute-them-all https://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/one-corpor...
- refurb 6y agoDoesn’t sulfur dioxide having a cooling effect on the climate?
- lm28469 6y agoI'm not versed on the subject but a quick google search seems to indicate it's a very obvious net negative for the environment. It's not just about temperature...
- mxfihdsgyxegaas 6y agoThis doesn't make a lot of sense since passenger vehicles use low sulfur diesel while cruise ships don't > Ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) is a standard for defining diesel fuel with substantially lowered sulfur contents. As of 2016, almost all of the petroleum-based diesel fuel available in the UK, mainland Europe, and North America is of a ULSD type.