Ammonia fuel’s wider environmental risks will need managing
- Major contributor to PM2.5 pollution
- 85% of ammonia in the UK originates from fertilisers and livestock waste, but rollout of marine fuel would change that
- Controlling NOx and N2O is crucial to manage harm, climate impact
Ammonia’s safety risks are well understood. But its other environmental risks will need to be dealt with if widespread use as marine fuel is to help the planet