{
  "id": 676873,
  "title": "River shipping emits nearly one-quarter of global shipping CO₂, analysis finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/river-shipping-emits-nearly-one-quarter-of-global-shipping-co2",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-river-shipping-emits-quarter-global.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "River and canal ships generate roughly a quarter of the world's shipping carbon dioxide emissions, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change. And that's despite the fact that these bodies of water make up less than 1% of Earth's total navigable waterways.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}