The 218 cruise ships operating in European waters in 2023 emitted the sulphur oxide (SOx) equivalent of a billion cars.

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    They’re not even required to plug in at port? They can just run their diesels wherever they want?

    Fuck them and fuck the ports for allowing it.

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      The engines keep running to power the generators and provide electic energy. As of today, only few ports have the possibility to provide enough electricity to power a cruise ship.

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        I can’t help but feel that one way or another, the money is there - clean energy is always getting cheaper, it’s just a necessity of taking money from oil barons that becomes politically difficult.

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          Fortunately, in the EU, cities are forced to keep their air clean. Thus, more and more ports are equipped with power stations to provide ships with electric energy.