Back to the future? Cargo giant Cargill turns to sails to cut carbon
In a new take on ancient technology, Cargill, one of the world’s biggest charterers of ships, is to add state-of-the art sails to a vessel early next year to test whether wind power can cut its carbon emissions, a top company executive said. With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s CO2 emissions, yet environmental campaigners say efforts by the sector to cut emissions are slow. Leading agri group Cargill will start testing a dry bulk vessel with two wind sails ...
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