FACTCHECK – The MV Glenn Sannox HAS a smaller carbon footprint than the old ferry taking 41% more cars for only 34% more emissions* on the second greenest form of transport in the world

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By Johann Von Robberstein, TuS International Transport Correspondent, O-Grade Mathematics, Grangemouth High School, 1967.

Many thanks to JB for alerting me to this.

Only yesterday, BBC Scotland were so delighted to tell us:

The carbon footprint of a long-delayed new “green” ferry will be far larger than the 31-year-old diesel ship that usually serves the route between the Scottish mainland and the island of Arran. An emissions analysis by CalMac has calculated MV Glen Sannox will emit 10,391 equivalent tonnes of CO2 a year compared with 7,732 for MV Caledonian Isles.

*Even if we accept the above figures, and some have questioned them, that difference of 2 659 tonnes of CO2 a year, is only 34%.

Why do I say only 34%.

It’s simple, so simple even the BBC staff could have worked it out but chose not to.

The Glenn Sannox takes 127 cars compared to the 90 on older ferry – 41% more.

So, the Glenn Sannox, fully loaded as she was designed to be in the summer months when islanders were on the BBC to whinge about long queues, only produces 34% more fuel emissions to carry 41% more cars.

She’ll take 1 000 foot passengers too, 17% more.

Further, carefully not mentioned by BBC Scotland, that extra 2 659 tonnes of CO2, over a whole year, matters little when compared with other forms of transport.

See this, from FerryGoGo‘s Ferry Emissions Research: Carbon Footprints Compared in 2022:

https://ferrygogo.co.uk/ferry-carbon-footprint/

So, when I next take the ferry to Arran, on foot, I’ll have a smaller footprint than virtually every other form of transport there, other than my bike! Even with a car, ferries like the Glen Sannox represent a really green deal.

9 thoughts on “FACTCHECK – The MV Glenn Sannox HAS a smaller carbon footprint than the old ferry taking 41% more cars for only 34% more emissions* on the second greenest form of transport in the world”

  1. Alas, no one home at Specific Pee–they are all round at Jaikie the Craw’s hoose, celebrating 30 years of gaslighting Auld Scotia, wi a wee brass geegaw hingin’ roon her brass neck.

    OK till the brass wears aff!

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  2. Ach, do be fair, Calum Watson despite being a Senior Broadcast Journalist at what is now HMS James Cook, may not be the brightest bulb in the socket, but knows how to protect his pension plan.

    Your analysis is correct, as Calum ‘protect my pension plan’ Watson acknowledges with “The dual-fuel ferry has more car capacity but requires larger engines which also emit methane, a greenhouse gas with a far greater global warming effect than CO2”, doubtless written whilst farting methane, as do thousands of animals on the planet including his boss El Suito, before considering the huge wind orchestra at BBC Scotland’s disposal before Kay with an E platforms the usual suspects from dial-a-muppet.

    Perhaps arseholes emitting methane are by far the greater problem – Calum can cut down on bananas and beans tomorrow and report back in a month, preferably downwind…..

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  3. BBC Scotland motto.

    “Never let the truth get in the way of an SNP Bad story”

    The middle class ‘Luvvies’ of Pathetic key think we’re all stupid.

    Pathetic arrogant pricks the lot of them.

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  4. Good news thanks Prof. Good news and revealing all the good work and policies of the SNP is terrible news for the British state and their compliant Labour/Tory/Libdem London HQ’d politicians in Scotland.

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  5. Well a Happy New Year when it comes to Fergusons, Cal Mac, CMAL and all their employees.

    You have suffered a year of ridiculous articles by the BBC, Herald and others denigrating your efforts to get both boats operational and in service.

    I hope you won’t forget all they have done to you, in trying to stymie future orders, close down the yard and break up the ferry service.

    And in spite of all of their efforts, we now have two great boats ready with increased capacity and reduced running costs.

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  7. Now they are going for the trains. Specifically the Caledonian Sleeper and the number of complaints by passengers since it was nationalised. Both the Herald on line and Telegraph had stories about it today.

    Almost 1000 complaints apparently since it was nationalised in 2023. First thought was ‘OK but what is that as a proportion of the number of passengers carried?’ Vanishingly small as data from Office of Rail and Road shows.

    Here is the Telegraph article but as usual it is the last 3 or 4 paragraphs that put the ‘1000 complaints’ in context.

    https://archive.is/9W2Ik

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