... and we discover more holes.
This time, the climate change experts apparently overlooked one big polluter: ships. And get this, the carbon dioxide emissions are found to be double that of the entire aviation industry!
At 600 and 800m tonnes of carbon dioxide, ships' emissions are in fact "nearly double Britain's total emissions and more than all African countries combined."
Maritime emissions are not covered by the Kyoto accord. It is also absent from many discussions that pounce on lesser things like airline pollution.
It is estimated that the world now has 70,000 ships and there are apparently about 20,000 new ships on order.
Why so many ships? If you own anything that is imported, chances are it was brought in by a ship. The more we consume, the more cargo ships required for transport. The fuel they often use? Diesel.
Read the article here.
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