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Claims that Icon of the Seas, the vast new ship described as ‘human lasagne’, runs on clean fuel have been labelled greenwashing as LNG’s methane emissions are a more potent climate gas than CO<sub>2</sub>
The ICCT has released a new report characterising methane emissions from ships fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) operating in Europe and Australia.
A recent carbon footprint comparison between a cruise holiday and a stay in a hotel plus flights has shown that going on a cruise emits double the greenhouse gases, as well as polluting the seas.
"As massive ships like Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas tack on more energy-intensive amenities, emissions from the cruise industry are climbing."