I kinda doubt part of the author’s assertions. The part where he claims freight trucks drive millions of miles each year is quite plausible, probably even understated. However his claim that they drive many of those miles empty (without cargo) is laughable. No cargo means no profit (in fact it means a loss) and neither the large trucking companies nor the independent owner/operators are in business to lose money.
Most modern cargo vessels run on LNG.Ships run on the sulfur laden Bunker Oil.
The exhausts are the worst possible for the Environment. Makes Diesel oil fumes 'fresh Alp air'.
So unfortunate for the travelers, but maybe good for Earth that the ferry does not start operating again.
Many? Not even close. Even if your example is true, that’s one sequestered route. Negligible at worst.Many trucks go empty or part empty.
For example, filled with fruit and veg from Spain north, mostly empty down to Spain......
Ships run on the sulfur laden Bunker Oil.
The exhausts are the worst possible for the Environment. Makes Diesel oil fumes 'fresh Alp air'.
Many? Not even close. Even if your example is true, that’s one sequestered route. Negligible at worst.
Itink that's the difference between europ and america, one country, one language, loads to haul, compared with europe with specialised trucks such as dutch flowers and tomatoes shipped overnight for the mornings, back to holand within there shift, there are not many places open at 3am for loading, traffic is low and the trailer has to be back for the next afternoon . Uk traffic can tie a lorry up a great deal. Overnuightr 3 hour stints make the channel crossing very convineant for anywhere up to manchester and back.Many trucks go empty or part empty.
For example, filled with fruit and veg from Spain north, mostly empty down to Spain.
I did post those examples to show that what we believe to be the truth is a bit more complicated.
Many of us worry about our impact on the wellbeing of nature, rightly so.
And try to do the correct thing. But do not in fact, because we do not have the knowledge or correct info. Despite seeing the dense smoke being emitted from cruise ships for many hours while anchored outside here, every single day, and I did not think about how bad they were in fact.
Want to go to Scandinavia in a sustainable way? Take the train.
The fastest way? Fly. Remember, the more seats that are filled on the flight, the less emissions per person.
If you do not want to fly because it damages the environment - fine, but the aircraft is still flying, without you. Same emissions.
All changes to our behaviour needs to be done by a very large percent of us to be efficient.
That aircraft where you will not sit need so few passangers and cargo it will be cancelled.
We all need to start thinking about the future, and act. All of us.
Eat fruit and veg grown and processed in the country we live in.
Possibly so with the specialty trailers. With most general cargo loads here we also don’t load/unload at the wee hours. The industry standard (in North America anyway) s to simply unhook from the trailer at it’s destination and rebook to a different full trailer going the opposite direction. The drivers get paid by the mile so they don’t wait for trailers to be loaded or unloaded. That said, the specialty trailers Such as you mentioned would need to be returned (likely empty as you say) to the tomato farm, gasoline refinery, etc, to be refilled. An exception to that (albeit only a partial exception) is the produce trailers tend to migrate with the harvest (tomatoes, watermelons, whatever, tend to ripen at different times across the continent) We begin harvesting watermelons in Mexico and shipping them north over th rest of the continent first and by the end of the season they’re being harvested from up north and shipped the other direction.Itink that's the difference between europ and america, one country, one language, loads to haul, compared with europe with specialised trucks such as dutch flowers and tomatoes shipped overnight for the mornings, back to holand within there shift, there are not many places open at 3am for loading, traffic is low and the trailer has to be back for the next afternoon . Uk traffic can tie a lorry up a great deal. Overnuightr 3 hour stints make the channel crossing very convineant for anywhere up to manchester and back.