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Shipping emissions
The environmental impact of shipping, which accounts for around 60,000 deaths a year
The environmental impact of shipping, which accounts for around 60,000 deaths a year. Shipping is one of the major modes of transportation but most shipping lanes are close enough to the coastline to make ships' fuel emissions even greater than automobiles. Attempts are being made to stem shipping emissions, but how possible is this?
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