Seafaring pioneers are spearheading a comeback for wind power in the shipping industry, to dent its huge carbon emissions.
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Sailor Leo Jouglet folds the ropes aboard the sailboat 'Grain de Sail II' as it sails off Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 6, 2024. A fenwick brings a pallet to be loaded on the sailboat 'Grain de Sail II' at the port of Saint Malo, western France, Nov. 8, 2024. “We want to not only reduce the carbon footprint, we want to kill it,” said Jacques Barreau, co-founder of the Grain de Sail firm with his twin brother, Olivier. They used profits from their chocolate-making and coffee-roasting business in western France to finance their first sail-powered cargo ship, Grain de Sail I.
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