Climate change: IAG reviews 'fuel-tankering'

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A new report suggests that slower-steaming is the best way to cut emissions from ships. Cutting ship speeds by 20% would cut sulphur and nitrogen oxides by about 24%, while also reducing  black carbon. But some lines, notably Maersk, are very much opposed to speed limits, and others say it would lead to more ships, and therefore more emissions. The BBC reports.

Perhaps a quicker win in transport would be to end the practice of fuel-tankering by airlines, in which they carry additional fuel to more expensive airports so they don’t ...