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Zero Hedge: Why Aren't Regulators Going After Cruise Ships?
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:01 pm
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A new study commissioned by the European Federation for Transport and Environment revealed that toxic emissions of sulfur oxides from 63 cruise ships belonging to Carnival Corporation were 43% higher than all the combustion engine vehicles in Europe. This stunning statistic comes as EU leaders have decided to ban small combustion engines for cars by 2035. But what about 'green' cruise ships? Only crickets...
"The most polluting cruise ship operator was MSC Cruises, whose vessels emitted nearly as much sulphur as all the 291 million cars in Europe. When looking at parent companies, as in our original 2019 report, the Carnival Corporation comes on top with the 63 ships under its control emitting 43% more sulfur oxides than all of Europe's cars in 2022," the study said.
For cruise ship operators to achieve carbon-neutral status, this might take decades. According to the study, about 40% of cruise ships in the order books of global shipyards are dual-fuel LNG engines. "When running on LNG, these ships will cause less air pollution, but they are more damaging than fuel oils from a climate perspective due to methane slip from their four-stroke engines," the study noted.
The study continued, "Cruise companies should discontinue investing in LNG-powered vessels and prioritize zero-emission technologies, such as hydrogen fuel-cells, batteries, and wind-power."
Cruise ship order books currently have limited to no zero-emission vessels in shipyards. The most immediate fuel switch is from heavy fuel oil to LNG.
The study shows Carnival's vessels pollute more than Europe's cars and then some, but what's mindboggling is that EU lawmakers went after cars first in their 'greenification' crusade. Why not cruise ships?
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Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:03 pm to ragincajun03
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Why Aren't Regulators Going After Cruise Ships?
Is MARPOL a joke to you?
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Nevermind
This post was edited on 7/7/23 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:03 pm to ragincajun03
because that’s how Hunter’s coke gets smuggled in
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:09 pm to ragincajun03
We need a safe nuclear option.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:11 pm to ragincajun03
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Cruise companies should discontinue investing in LNG-powered vessels and prioritize... wind-power.
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I'm pretty sure that imports colonialism.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:11 pm to ragincajun03
It takes a lot of emissions to haul those land whales around bro.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:17 pm to ragincajun03
Why don’t they go after celebrities who live in mansions with huge inefficient glass windows, huge pools and massive landscapes that need watering?
The same celebrities who take private limos, planes and yachts?
Until they give up their way of life, frick ‘em
The same celebrities who take private limos, planes and yachts?
Until they give up their way of life, frick ‘em
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:51 pm to ragincajun03
Well if the rumor is true that Jews run the world, I should probably point out that cruise lines are primarily owned by Jewish people.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:59 pm to ragincajun03
Banning coal fired pizza ovens and gas stoves in NYC will offset them cruise ships
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:02 pm to ragincajun03
Europe has banned gas cars in 12 years?
Wow and they think they have energy issues now.
Wow and they think they have energy issues now.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:03 pm to ragincajun03
Tom and Greg will fix this.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:06 pm to VolsOut4Harambe
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because that’s how Hunter’s coke gets smuggled in
Does it share a cabin with Don Jr's supply?
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:10 pm to ragincajun03
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Zero Hedge: Why Aren't Regulators Going After Cruise Ships?
Because they’re regulating any stealing of this property, and they’re damn good too. But you can’t be any geek off the street. You gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep.
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Regulators
Mount up.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:23 pm to chryso
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We need a safe nuclear option.
The Navy would have a hard time keeping nuclear engineers. You know the cruise lines could afford to pay 3X what the Navy does.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:28 pm to ragincajun03
quote:do not have authority in the 3rd world countries where the ships are registered.
EU lawmakers
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:33 pm to madamsquirrel
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do not have authority in the 3rd world countries where the ships are registered.
No, but they have authority in the ports that the ships visit.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:12 pm to ragincajun03
Kind of surprising as I think most cruise ships run on MGO which is .1 percent Sulfur content and not VLSFO. Which is .5
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:14 pm to Obtuse1
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Does it share a cabin with Don Jr's supply?
I'm of the opinion 3 out of every 4 of them up there in the White House and Congressional offices likely do coke, so pretty decent odds.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:17 pm to ragincajun03
Leftists are the worst scum to ever infect this planet. They look around for anything that is good and enjoyable in life, and out of their own envy try to destroy it. They’re literally a cancer.
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:19 pm to chryso
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We need a safe nuclear option.
Yes, but geopolitical considerations are really what make nuclear powered passenger and cargo vessels nearly impossible even if undisputedly better for the environment.
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