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Cargo ships through the Arctic may cool the region with pollution

2 October 2018

Sending more cargo ships through the Arctic as the sea ice retreats might actually reduce the warming in the region, but it would also threaten human health
Carbon-free shipping is possible, so why aren't we doing it?

Carbon-free shipping is possible, so why aren't we doing it?

13 April 2018

New UN-agreed limits on carbon emissions from shipping don’t go far or fast enough, especially as we already have the tech to make shipping carbon-free

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