摘要: |
Everywhere I look, I see climate change. Not so much directly, here in the Pacific Northwest, but through the lens of the media. I read stories about alarming temperature increases in Greenland and watched news reports showing California burning up during the summer and drowning under atmospheric rivers in the winter. Worldwide, many people have come to the realization that burning oil and all its derivatives releases massive amounts of carbon dioxide and other gasses that increasingly insulate our globe and trap too much heat. The maritime industry is now faced with a carbon problem. Not only do tens of thousands of commercial vessels rely on prime movers fueled by diesel distillate, but a large portion of commercial marine operations have been simply moving fossil fuels from one place to another or support- ing its extraction. As an industry, it is a carbon-based lifeform. |