MSC’s climate credentials criticised after becoming top 10 EU carbon emitter
MSC’s environmental record has been challenged after analysis from NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) indicated the shipping line would be the eight biggest carbon emitter in the EU if shipping was part of the bloc’s emissions trading system (ETS).
Having emitted 11m tonnes of CO2 in 2018, the carrier joins airline Ryanair and eight coal plants in the top 10.
Ships sailing to and from Europe emitted more than 139m tonnes of CO2 last year – meaning that if shipping were a country it would be the EU’s 8th biggest emitter after the Netherlands.
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