An investigation by Transport & Environment (T&E) has revealed that unburnt methane – a potent greenhouse gas – being released from ‘supposedly green’ ships.
According to International Maritime Organisarion (IMO) data, it has been estimated that, depending on the engine, 0.2% to over 3% of fossil gas slips from the combustion process and is being released directly into the atmosphere.
For this reason, T&E estimated that around 80% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) today is burned in an engine with worse greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than traditional engines running dirty fuel oil.
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