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Greenhouse Gases

The shipping industry looks for green fuels

Transporting goods by sea contributes significantly to global carbon emissions. Switching from traditional petroleum-based marine fuels to low-carbon alternatives could drastically shrink shipping’s climate impact

by Mitch Jacoby
February 27, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 8
A large container ship.

Credit: MartinLueke/Shutterstock.com | Massive ships transport billions of metric tons of goods around the globe every year, emitting greenhouse gases as they sail.

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