Oh, and the shipping industry emits roughly 1 Billion tons of CO2 per year, which ice-sailing eliminates… Pretty sure that helps the climate more than “protecting 5 miles of barren rock out of 500 miles, that grows grass for two months a year, and is covered in ice anyway for the whole remainder of the year—gotta keep that safe!”
Oh, and the shipping industry emits roughly 1 Billion tons of CO2 per year, which ice-sailing eliminates… Pretty sure that helps the climate more than “protecting 5 miles of barren rock out of 500 miles, that grows grass for two months a year, and is covered in ice anyway for the whole remainder of the year—gotta keep that safe!”