Critical Reasoning (CR) | Journalist: Scrapping old freight ships for their steel tends to be

­Journalist: Scrapping old freight ships for their steel tends to be big business, particularly when new shipbuilding is surging. The Hong Kong International Convention of 2009 sets minimum standards for ship recycling, a highly polluting activity, but countries that have not ratified the convention account for two-thirds of global scrapping. Nevertheless, although shipbuilding is surging, the total amount of pollution generated by ship recycling is likely to decrease in the near future. 

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the journalist's prediction? 

A) Although modifying scrapyards to comply with the convention involves significant up-front costs, the ongoing cost of compliance is minimal.
B) Because the ships currently being built require less fuel per unit of freight, their overall environmental impact is less than the impact of the older ships.
C) Increased worldwide production of steel has led to a significant drop in the price of the metal.
D) Scrapyards
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Statistics : Posted by Sk1003 • on 11 Feb 2024, 20:59 • Replies 0 • Views 90

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