Well, that’s just terrible. I suggest that those ships be replaced by triremes.
Greenies can volunteer to row them. And why wouldn’t they volunteer? It’s to save the Erf.
Posted on 04/26/2023 9:24:24 AM PDT by Twotone
Most of the clothing and gadgets you buy in stores today were once in shipping containers, sailing across the ocean. Ships carry over 80% of the world’s traded goods. But they have a problem – the majority of them burn heavy sulfur fuel oil, which is a driver of climate change.
While cargo ships’ engines have become more efficient over time, the industry is under growing pressure to eliminate its carbon footprint.
European Union legislators reached an agreement to require an 80% drop in shipping fuels’ greenhouse gas intensity by 2050 and to require shipping lines to pay for the greenhouse gases their ships release. The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency that regulates international shipping, also plans to strengthen its climate strategy this summer. The IMO’s current goal is to cut shipping emissions 50% by 2050. President Joe Biden said on April 20, 2023, that the U.S. would push for a new international goal of zero emissions by 2050 instead.
We asked maritime industry researcher Don Maier if the industry can meet those tougher targets.
Why is it so hard for shipping to transition away from fossil fuels?
Economics and the lifespan of ships are two primary reasons.
Most of the big shippers’ fleets are less than 20 years old, but even the newer builds don’t necessarily have the most advanced technology. It takes roughly a year and a half to come out with a new build of a ship, and it will still be based on technology from a few years ago. So, most of the engines still run on fossil fuel oil.
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Can they out a solar panel on a ship?
Heck, lets go back to sail boats.
Pay who, exactly - and then what becomes of the $$?
Greta Thunberg sailed to America once, on what was billed as a carbon neutral boat.
Maybe Greta can get a job overseeing the shipping industry.
Sarcasm
I wonder how many sails would be required for these tankers.
Be American, Buy American. Easy peazy.
Perhaps they can try electric engines to propel them. They’d run out of charge in the middle of the ocean. And the batteries would make them extra heavy and would have to carry less cargo and make fewer trips.
It’s a self-defeating strategy.
Well, that’s just terrible. I suggest that those ships be replaced by triremes.
Greenies can volunteer to row them. And why wouldn’t they volunteer? It’s to save the Erf.
Uh, because ships are very heavy and it would cost a fortune?
>>So, most of the engines still run on fossil fuel oil.
Moron writer “staff” should tell us more about any engines that do not run on fuel oil.
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Oh, a hand hewn wooden boat eh? I know these assclowns must know that nearly everything they use all day everyday is somehow connected with petro products one way or another. Right? Guess they buy offsets to calm their conscience huh? Hey climanistas/climageddonists..... PHU COUGH!
Get ready for never ending inflation. They are intentionally destroying the middle class which appears to be by design. They won’t be satisfied until they have us all poor and under their full control. All this under the guise of climate change.
I don’t agree with the push against oil for shipping, but given how a small efficient safe nuclear power system powers much smaller naval vessels for weeks on end, non-stop, there should by now be economic reasons for ocean container shipping to go nuclear.
European Union legislators reached an agreement to require an 80% drop in shipping fuels’ greenhouse gas intensity by 2050 and to require shipping lines to pay for the greenhouse gases their ships release.
what they’ll get is 100% reduction after the shippers pass the tax onto the customers
who won’t be able to afford the goods they carry...
The first big lie right there invalidates the rest of the article.
"Climate Change" is an all-purpose scare tactic used to justify programs which are invariably harmful to your best interests. It is useless to engage with people who cite this rationale for their proposals. They are planning to hurt you and want to distract you while they do it.
Pretty much the same problems as any battery vehicle.
Try finding real Made in the USA. FJB fixed it so all you have to do is put in a screw or bag it, to carry the MADE IN USA Label. It’s all from China.
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