The launch of the world’s largest cruise ship has sparked renewed concerns about the environmental impact of cruise tourism.
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Disney ships utilize fuel with a 0.1% sulfur content which is key to reducing climate-harming emissions
Somewhat ironically, lower sulfur emissions are getting blamed for reducing atmospheric reflectivity and contributing to 2023’s abnormal temperature increases.
But this one is still golden:
Scrubbers are used to “clean” smokestacks from the dirty fuel they use and reduce air pollution. But the scrubbers convert air pollution into water pollution because the toxic byproducts from the scrubber systems are discharged into the seas.
“We don’t pollute the air!.. (just don’t look at the water)”