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LNG may not be a solution to cleaning up international shipping emissions after all, a new study finds

Liquefied natural gas was supposed to be a green alternative to other marine fuels. But a new study suggests it's not that simple.

By Malte Humpert, High North News January 31, 2020
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new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation concludes that the use of liquefied natural gas in international shipping, a supposedly cleaner alternative to traditional heavy fuel oil and distillate fuels, may in fact result in more greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought.

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