2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoPioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sailwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1445arrow-down18
arrow-up1437arrow-down1external-linkPioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sailwww.bbc.com2tone@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·2 years agoPlus there’s that whole destroying the planet thing. Not sure if that’s included as a cost. Bunker fuel on cargo ships is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. The damage they do is immense.
minus-squareilikekeyboards@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 years agoWe should just tax bunker fuel up to a point where it’s a bit cheaper to run sails… Only if we had a planet wide universal accord on it
minus-squareEtterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThe shareholders don’t care about the planet tomorrow when not caring today is profitable. That’s how the system works - by design.
Plus there’s that whole destroying the planet thing. Not sure if that’s included as a cost.
Bunker fuel on cargo ships is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. The damage they do is immense.
We should just tax bunker fuel up to a point where it’s a bit cheaper to run sails… Only if we had a planet wide universal accord on it
The shareholders don’t care about the planet tomorrow when not caring today is profitable. That’s how the system works - by design.