CO2 Emissions

[Norkie]

And they blame you for driving to the supermarket....



A jumbo jet flying from London to Edinburgh emits a little over 33 tonnes of CO2.

 

[welshwizard645]

The M4 between J3 and J4 adjacent to Heathrow usually has a speed limit applied for 'Air Quality'. I kid you not.

 

[Mr Bump]

yeap it is a big part of the bigger problem flying :-( the world is literally addicted to fossil fuel and co2

 

[lindsay]

Whilst that is true, the shipping industry is even more of a problem, and cruises are very popular. We need freight shipping, although the industry has reduced speeds in order to use less fuel and emit less noxious stuff, but cruises are optional.

 

[gman]

When looking at the transport of goods, I always thought that shipping would be the worst because of the heavy diesel. But when looking it up and from a grams per tonne perspective, then a large container vessel is insanely environmentally friendly!

 

[Nod]

Not sure that the BUNKER FUEL that's used by bulk carriers is particularly clean...

 

[hunnymonster]

Not sure that the BUNKER FUEL that's used by bulk carriers is particularly clean...

It isn't but per kilogramme of fuel it has a high energy content, so less is consumed. Because the ships move slowly they burn less so if your metric is CO2 output it wins versus kerosene in a plane.