Aida Cosma cruise ship in port of Ajaccio, Corsica

Aida Cosma cruise ship in port of Ajaccio, Corsica

Aida Cosma cruise ship in port of Ajaccio, Corsica, which carries more than 6000 passengers, and some 1500 crew. By visiting Ajaccio, it can increase the city’s population by 10%, while having significant impacts on the places it visits, and the environment.

Aida markets its cruise trips as “green cruising” because its ships are using liquified natural gas (LNG). However, LNG is not green - it is still a fossil fuel. According to the International Council on Clean Transportation, “LNG emits approximately 25% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than conventional marine fuels in providing the same amount of propulsion power. However, LNG is mostly methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that traps 86 times more heat in the atmosphere than the same amount of CO2 over a 20-year time period”.

More broadly, according to Transport and Environment, Europe’s luxury cruise ships emit as much toxic sulphur as 1 billion cars. When the Italian city of Venice banned large cruise ships, air pollution dropped by 80%.

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Aida Cosma cruise ship in port of Ajaccio, Corsica<br />
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Aida Cosma cruise ship in port of Ajaccio, Corsica, which carries more than 6000 passengers, and some 1500 crew. By visiting Ajaccio, it can increase the city’s population by 10%, while having significant impacts on the places it visits, and the environment. <br />
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Aida markets its cruise trips as “green cruising” because its ships are using liquified natural gas (LNG). However, LNG is not green - it is still a fossil fuel. According to the International Council on Clean Transportation, “LNG emits approximately 25% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than conventional marine fuels in providing the same amount of propulsion power. However, LNG is mostly methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that traps 86 times more heat in the atmosphere than the same amount of CO2 over a 20-year time period”.<br />
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More broadly, according to Transport and Environment, Europe’s luxury cruise ships emit as much toxic sulphur as 1 billion cars. When the Italian city of Venice banned large cruise ships, air pollution dropped by 80%.