'Governments must stop listening to industry and start listening to the scientists, they're all saying the same thing—CUT FOSSIL FUELS.' oceanrebellion
. "Our greenhouse gas emissions are setting off a chain of events tipping our environment and societies towards climate chaos. Every moment we fail to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and commodities we threaten the resilience of nature."
The group noted that HFO is "so toxic its use is banned on land," with the highly acidic substance filled with nitrogen oxides, and "has been linked to 400,000 premature deaths worldwide per year ." "While still polluting the air the IMO is also now directly acidifying the sea—that's surely the definition of greenwash!"Shipping companies have also been turning to so-called liquefied "natural" gas to power vessels, which they claim will reduce their environmental impact.
According to Ocean Rebellion, more than 785 cargo ships are currently being built, and over 400 will run on liquefied fossil gas. Those ships would increase global methane emissions, which rose 150% between 2012 and 2018.
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