There is much opinion being published regarding exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), or, as they are commonly known, scrubbers.

The Viewpoint article “Scrubbers don’t match up to shipping’s air pollution rules”, written by Isabela Keuschnigg of green lobby group Opportunity Green and published on 26 July in TradeWinds, is one example. Almost everything in this article is opinion and without basis in science or experience.