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"The fundamental building block of modern life is a corrugated steel rectangle
eight feet wide, eight-and-a-half feet tall and 20 feet long. In the 65 years
since its invention, the standardized shipping container has revolutionized the
global economy, making global exchange cheaper and more efficient than ever
before. In 2020, despite the pandemic downturn, cargo ships moved nearly 60
trillion ton-miles worth of goods, almost twice the global total at the turn of
the millennium.
As Christmas approaches, the majority of gifts that end up under trees — not to
mention the lights, ornaments and decorative Santas — will have made the
journey on one of these ships. The environmental impact is notable. Today,
cargo ships carry some 90 percent of the world’s goods and account for three
percent of man-made carbon emissions. Taken as a whole, the global shipping
industry emits about as much carbon as Germany.
Until recently, the shipping industry trailed other carbon-intensive
industries, like vehicles and electric power, in its commitments to reduce
emissions. But 2021 was a pivot point. The push toward a zero-carbon shipping
industry gained significant momentum, bringing the world closer to a future in
which goods are sent across oceans with minimal impact on the climate."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
