MSC Cruises was the most polluting cruise ship operator in Europe in 2022, based on estimated sulfur oxide emissions of 3,358 metric tons. Costa Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises followed. Several of the most polluting cruise ship companies are owned by the British-American operator Carnival Corporation & plc.
Sulfur oxide emissions of cruise ship operators in Europe in 2022, by company (in metric tons)
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Transport & Environment. (June 13, 2023). Sulfur oxide emissions of cruise ship operators in Europe in 2022, by company (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048295/cruise-ship-company-sulphur-emissions-europe/
Transport & Environment. "Sulfur oxide emissions of cruise ship operators in Europe in 2022, by company (in metric tons)." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048295/cruise-ship-company-sulphur-emissions-europe/
Transport & Environment. (2023). Sulfur oxide emissions of cruise ship operators in Europe in 2022, by company (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048295/cruise-ship-company-sulphur-emissions-europe/
Transport & Environment. "Sulfur Oxide Emissions of Cruise Ship Operators in Europe in 2022, by Company (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048295/cruise-ship-company-sulphur-emissions-europe/
Transport & Environment, Sulfur oxide emissions of cruise ship operators in Europe in 2022, by company (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048295/cruise-ship-company-sulphur-emissions-europe/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Sulfur oxide emissions of cruise ship operators in Europe in 2022, by company (in metric tons) [Graph], Transport & Environment, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048295/cruise-ship-company-sulphur-emissions-europe/