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ChatGPT generated diagram illustrating how a ship's wake disturbs seabed sediments in shallow coastal waters, releasing methane bubbles into the water column.

Slow Down, Cool Down: Reducing Methane From Coastal Shipping

Ship-induced methane emissions from shallow seabed sediments have recently emerged as a previously overlooked greenhouse gas pathway. Recent research published in high-impact factor journal Communications Earth & Environment has provided substantial new data on ship-induced methane emissions. While my initial math on oceanic cargo shipping suggest that such emissions remain … [continued]