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> the shipping industry right now uses the absolute worst, most polluting terrible fuels they can find as soon as they're in international waters This was the
by wcoenen 3y ago
> the shipping industry right now uses the absolute worst, most polluting terrible fuels they can find as soon as they're in international waters
This was the case before 2020, but I think it has now been addressed by IMO 2020.
https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/pages/34-IMO-2020-sulphur-limit-.aspx https://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/pages/34-I...
- joeconway 3y agoIt is still used exactly as much as it was before, and sadly won’t change as a result of IMO for quite some time.
- Centigonal 3y agoIf it's still used just as much, then why are atmospheric SOx levels falling, especially over the oceans? [1] I'm not saying there's 100% adherence, but you're saying this isn't related at all? [1] https://twitter.com/LeonSimons8/status/1669667629844267008 https://twitter.com/LeonSimons8/status/1669667629844267008