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Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf by acqq on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:16AM (#14752209)
For global warming, not every "pollution" is the same. Your argument is definitely not for greenhouse gases, but for other kinds of pollutants.

The container shipping is responsible for 3.5% to 4% of all climate change emissions (source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/09/shipping... ). All kinds of transportation together produce approximately 14% of all greenhouse gases emissions (source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emiss... ).

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Re:5800sq km iceberg breaks off Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf by Retric on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:30AM (#14752323)
Burning durty fuel produces more than just CO2 which causes acid rain / Smog etc. Those container ships use surprisingly little fuel so their greenhouse gas emissions are fairly low. It's really just nitrogen oxides etc that are an issue.
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