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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (20 children)

Shipping? Shipping is about 2 % of global CO~2~ emissions.

Large ships emit a lot of sulphur oxides (SO~x~). E.g. cruise ships emit more than all cars of Europe. SO~x~ is not a greenhouse gas, but it’s a nasty pollutant nonetheless.

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