JuneSim63 💚Aug 26, 2024

Today's Guardian briefing on #CruiseShips

* European cruise ships alone emitted more sulphurous oxides than 1bn cars in 2022, creating huge pollution in cities where they dock.

* Cruise ship CO2 emissions in Europe rose by 17% between 2017 & 2022, reaching the equivalent of 50,000 flights between Paris & New York.

* A single ship can emit as much diesel exhaust as 34,400 idling lorries to power operations while docked.

#Pollution #Environment #ClimateEmergency

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/tuesday-briefing-first-edition-cruisezillas

Monday briefing: What can be done to offset the environmental cost of cruise ships?

In today’s newsletter: As cruise ships get bigger and more popular, a shipping expert on how to reduce their impact and abolish the greenwashing associated with them

The Guardian
Show threadKo Simon toku ingoa Aug 26, 2024

@junesim63 why don’t they make them electric? They *need* a lot of weight below the water line in order to stay balanced, so why not make the ballast serve double duty by filling the ballast with a massive pile of rechargeable batteries? Unlike planes, weight is not a huge issue.

Easy way to eliminate the pollution and get a lot of great PR.

Show threadJordan Biserkov
@SimonCHulse @junesim63
Those materials for those batteries are better used for things that actually need batteries. Cruise ships should have a nuclear reactor ;-)
Aug 26, 2024 at 9:59amWeb
Show threadKo Simon toku ingoa Aug 26, 2024
@jbiserkov @junesim63 😂🤣