CLEAN ENERGY
Shipping company MSC outstrips cars to become one of Europe’s worst polluters
Report by lobby group highlights how the maritime industry does not face the same sanctions as the vehicle sector
30 January 2020 - 05:07
A single shipping company has outstripped all the cars in Europe’s 10 biggest cities to join the 10 biggest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitters in Europe.
Data from environmental lobby group Transport & Environment (T&E) showed the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) emitted so much CO2 that if it was a country it would rank as Europe’s eighth-worst emitter behind The Netherlands...
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