This cargo ship cuts emissions 90% using an old-fashioned trick: Sails

Takeaways:

• Ships collectively emit more CO2 than most countries.
• Oceanbird runs on wind power and will be able to cross the Atlantic in less than two weeks, similar to a ship on fossil fuels.
• The shipping industry is racing to cut emissions in line with the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
• Battery electric will not power ships for the weeks it takes to cross the ocean. Other forms of fuels are still polluting, the wind is 100% clean.

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