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Shipping on rivers packs a surprisingly large climate punch
Shipping on China’s Yangtze river and 19 other busy waterways contributed almost 70% of vessel emissions in 2022, a study finds. Credit: Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty
Boats churning along the world’s rivers and other inland waterways accounted for nearly one-quarter of carbon dioxide emissions from shipping in 2022, even though these bodies make up less than 1% of Earth’s navigable waters1.
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Lu, D. et al. Nature Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-026-02718-6 (2026).
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