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Just read that a single container ship can pollute as much as 50 million cars
Saw that in a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation. It's wild how much of our stuff comes over on those things, and they're burning the dirtiest fuel. Anyone know if there's a real push for cleaner shipping tech?
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the_shane21d ago
That stat is actually a bit old and gets misused a lot... it was about sulfur oxide pollution, not all pollution. The good news is a big global rule kicked in 2020 to force ships to use much cleaner fuel. It cut that sulfur pollution by like 80% overnight. The push now is for zero-carbon fuels, but that's a way bigger and slower challenge.
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jake_carter21d ago
Remember when they said switching to low sulfur diesel for trucks would be a huge deal? I drove a rig back then and the change was noticeable, less smoke for sure. It makes me wonder if the shipping rule had a similar real world effect, beyond just the numbers. Cleaner fuel is one thing, but you still have all that carbon to deal with. That zero carbon push feels like going from fixing a leak to building a whole new pipe system.
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gonzalez.rowan1d ago
Yeah, I read that cleaner ship fuel rule actually helped a lot with acid rain.
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