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On the slim bright side; The 'northwest passage' (It seems to be the Northern Sea Route) is viable and might save some fuel emissions. https://en.wikipedia.org
by mjevans 6y ago
On the slim bright side; The 'northwest passage' (It seems to be the Northern Sea Route) is viable and might save some fuel emissions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage
- _Microft 6y agoThe width of this slim bright side you talk about - is it epsilon? The harm done by ships travelling the northwest passge might outweigh any emission savings (there - not in total). Carbon dioxide emissions are a rather non-localized problem while soot, spilled oil, invasive species, noise pollution and you name it, are very localized problems.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 6y agoThat is if we ignore the Jevons effect: "In economics, the Jevons paradox occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the rate of consumption of that resource rises due to increasing demand." https://web.archive.org/web/20150529111127/http://sspp.proquest.com/static_content/vol5iss1/book.polimeni-print.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150529111127/http://sspp.proqu...