by Tanada » Wed 16 May 2018, 09:05:34
This has been coming for a long time and 18 months is ample warning to consume all the high sulfur heavy diesel currently in the system and replace it with ultra low sulfur diesel. The method of taking the sulfur out is very well known and is now done in Europe and North America and is now a requirement for all road fuel and IIRC all railroad fuel as well. Simply adding the sulfur scrubbers to process the heavy diesel used for shipping is not a big change and all the whining and gnashing of teeth is just that. Sure sea travel diesel costs are going up about 10%. Boo hoo! The End Is Nigh!
Reality check, we have been building zero carbon emission high powered ships since the 1950's. The only reason they are not the main form of sea power is fossil fuel is still freaking cheap as an energy source.
I should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write, balance accounts, build a wall, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, cook, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.