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@newstik@social.heise.de
2025-12-24 06:46:27

"When customers choose faster #shipping and earlier delivery dates, the system shifts from optimized routing to whatever gets the package out fastest, and that means higher #emissions, said Sreedevi Rajagopalan, a research scientist at MIT’s Center for

Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why delivery has become more polluting
It feels simple: You shop, find something you want and click to buy. It shows up today, overnight or tomorrow. We’ve gotten used to that speed. But that convenience comes with a climate cost.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2025-10-17 16:40:18

“A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.”
The purveyors of Fossil Fuels stand strong to doom the world to catastrophe for one more dollar.
I won't be shocked if I hear Canada fell in line.
It's enough to make one want to light the world on fire, if it wasn't already.
#ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels #Fascists #Capitalism #EndStageCapitalism #ClimateEmergency #Shipping #SaudiArabia
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