What I learned at Europe’s big superyacht show — Excessive wealth, extreme emissions – and ecocide

These yachts are highly popular with the ‘super-bourgeoisie’ – and getting bigger. Can anything be done to stop them destroying our seas?Who knew? Apparently everyone did, apart from me: you don’t wear shoes on a superyacht. Now, about t…

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