Shipping Gets Even Dirtier as Houthi Attacks Fuel Longer Voyages
- Sector’s emissions rise, despite saying it wants to clean up
- Container vessels saw biggest jump as cargoes go around Africa
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Shipping’s carbon emissions climbed by 23 million tons in the first half of this year, partly as vessels took longer routes to avoid attacks in the Red Sea.
The 6% increase from a year earlier — equal to the annual amount spewed out by six coal-fired power plants — pushed the industry’s emissions to about 450 million tons, according to data from Marine Benchmark, which uses ship-tracking data to calculate the figures. The jump was biggest among container vessels, which emitted roughly 15% more over the period.