15 Biggest Cruise Ships In The World Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Dr Steve Gration a GCAN member from Australias Gold Coast said the worldwide shipping industry produces over 3 of the planets greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide methane and nitrous oxide.

15 biggest cruise ships in the world greenhouse gas emissions. Published today the International Maritime Organisation IMOs fourth Green House Gas GHG study found that on average GHG emissions of global shipping are. The big thing thats underappreciated is that shipping emissions grow along with global trade. Shipping accounts for somewhere between 2 and 3 of global greenhouse gas emissions its often compared to Germany in terms of the scale of emissions.

By 2030 the city of Oslo aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emission by 95 percent. And if the shipping industry were a country it would be ranked. MSC plans to purchase carbon offsets to capture emissions equal to the greenhouse gases it.

According to a press release this target which will cover both MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys goes beyond the IMO ambition to reduce emissions from shipping by 50 percent by 2050 compared to 2008 and sets the company on a race to help accelerate the necessary. In 2017 Qatar had the highest emissions at 49 tonnes t per person followed by Trinidad and Tobago 30t. A cruise ships emissions are the same as 1 million cars.

Although international aviation and shipping each account for less than 35 of the EUs total greenhouse gas emissions they have been the fastest growing sources of emissions that contribute to climate change. Again this is measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. Further the 15 largest ships in the world emit as much nitrogen oxide and sulphur oxide as the worlds 760 million cars.

Ships are responsible for more than 18 percent of some air pollutants. Most are in the Middle East. Bahrain 23t and Saudi Arabia 19t.

So they are set to rise significantly over the coming decades if left unchecked. Cargo ships are a major source of non-CO2 greenhouse gases as well many of which are associated with eroding human health. The emissions from 15 of these mega-ships match those from all the cars in the world.