Brexit good news thread

[edison]

My guess would be that ferry is better than lorry for CO2 (economies of scale), and for NOx it is the local pollution that is the problem which would worse for lorries. Just a guess through, so happy to be proved wrong.

Shipping has been a dirty secret for years. The problem is mainly with the largest ships like bulk carriers, oil tankers and container ships. One estimate suggested global shipping would be the equivalent of the 6th highest C02 emissions country in the world.

Reality Check: Are ships more polluting than Germany? - BBC News

[Uncle Albert]

It took 17 years to build at a cost of 12.2 billion Swiss francs ($12 billion). On time and on budget. As opposed to HS1, initially budgeted at £56 billion ($75.9 billion) and now estimated at £106bn ($143.7 billion). Perhaps the Swiss should help out? Especially considering their original railway network was constructed largely by British engineers.

But the UK has projects like Crossrail - £4bn over budget and over four years late. Four years of extra employment, the Swiss missed a trick.

[AtW]

We've tacken are cuntry back. The muslamic infedels can't come here from Europe and Germany dusnt make are laws.

FTFY

[TestMangler]

We've tacken are cuntry back. The muslamic infedels cant come here from Europe and Germany dusnt make are laws.

[Old Greg]

It took 17 years to build at a cost of 12.2 billion Swiss francs ($12 billion). On time and on budget. As opposed to HS1, initially budgeted at £56 billion ($75.9 billion) and now estimated at £106bn ($143.7 billion). Perhaps the Swiss should help out? Especially considering their original railway network was constructed largely by British engineers.

At least they'd make the cuckoos run on time.

[NotAllThere]

In the meantime HS2 (almost exclusively overground) will take next 20 years to complete, if at all..

It took 17 years to build at a cost of 12.2 billion Swiss francs ($12 billion). On time and on budget. As opposed to HS1, initially budgeted at £56 billion ($75.9 billion) and now estimated at £106bn ($143.7 billion). Perhaps the Swiss should help out? Especially considering their original railway network was constructed largely by British engineers.

[AtW]

There are no emission regulations for ships and ships emit far more co2 and NOx than vehicles

There is some newer requirements that improves quality of diesel used

[AtW]

We just built a train route under the alps, running border to border.

In the meantime HS2 (almost exclusively overground) will take next 20 years to complete, if at all..

[Old Greg]

There are no emission regulations for ships and ships emit far more co2 and NOx than vehicles

My guess would be that ferry is better than lorry for CO2 (economies of scale), and for NOx it is the local pollution that is the problem which would worse for lorries. Just a guess through, so happy to be proved wrong.

[Paddy]

Brexit: Truckers arrive ‘fresh and well-fed’ after first Rosslare-Dunkirk sailing

Small negative economic impact on UK perhaps, but positive environmentally not to have truck clogging up the roads and belching out fumes from Holyhead to Dover. Main downside is decreased risk to cyclists in the Llandudno area.

There are no emission regulations for ships and ships emit far more co2 and NOx than vehicles

[NotAllThere]

Brexit: Truckers arrive ‘fresh and well-fed’ after first Rosslare-Dunkirk sailing

Small negative economic impact on UK perhaps, but positive environmentally not to have truck clogging up the roads and belching out fumes from Holyhead to Dover. Main downside is decreased risk to cyclists in the Llandudno area.

We just built a train route under the alps, running border to border.

[AtW]

Less diesel produced NO2 - over the next million years that should save plenty of unborn babies to justify Brexit.

[Old Greg]

Brexit: Truckers arrive ‘fresh and well-fed’ after first Rosslare-Dunkirk sailing

Small negative economic impact on UK perhaps, but positive environmentally not to have truck clogging up the roads and belching out fumes from Holyhead to Dover. Main downside is decreased risk to cyclists in the Llandudno area.