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The environmental toll of shipping freight

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Christian Caurla
June 27, 2022

Shipping accounts for about 3% of global emissions, just behind the aviation industry, and more than all coal-fueled power plants in the US. So why doesn't shipping get more attention? How has it managed to stay off the radar?

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