Nov
22
“54 oil tankers are anchored off the coast of Britain, refusing to unload their fuel until prices have risen. [..]
There are now an estimated 100,000 ships on the seas. [..]
The recession has barely dented the trade. This Christmas, most of our presents will have come by super-ship from the Far East; ships such as the Emma Maersk and her seven sisters Evelyn, Eugen, Estelle, Ebba, Eleonora, Elly and Edith Maersk. [..]
Thanks to the IMO’s rules, the largest ships can each emit as much as 5,000 tons of sulphur in a year – the same as 50million typical cars, each emitting an average of 100 grams of sulphur a year. [..]
Both international shipping and aviation are exempt from the Kyoto Protocol rules on cutting carbon emissions. [..]” How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world
There are now an estimated 100,000 ships on the seas. [..]
The recession has barely dented the trade. This Christmas, most of our presents will have come by super-ship from the Far East; ships such as the Emma Maersk and her seven sisters Evelyn, Eugen, Estelle, Ebba, Eleonora, Elly and Edith Maersk. [..]
Thanks to the IMO’s rules, the largest ships can each emit as much as 5,000 tons of sulphur in a year – the same as 50million typical cars, each emitting an average of 100 grams of sulphur a year. [..]
Both international shipping and aviation are exempt from the Kyoto Protocol rules on cutting carbon emissions. [..]” How 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world
