A recent study found 63 cruise ships owned by Carnival Corporation emitted 43% more sulfur oxide in 2022 than all the 291 million cars in Europe.
  • kemmyLilmister@feddit.dkEnglish
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    1 year ago

    cruise ships are so ridiculously bad for society and the environment, it’s completely ridiculous. The insane air pollution, affecting the air quality of the cities they visit, tourists that walk around a city without supporting the local gastronomy and shops, underpaid staff from developing countries, that spend most of their time onboard,…

  • BattleGrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    And this is AFTER the sulphur reduction measures? LOL. Anyhow sulphur creates aerosol effect & cools the atmosphere. It will exacerbate after we phase that out too.