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Lumbering across the world's oceans at a leisurely pace, they seem relatively blameless compared with planes or lorries. But the role of cargo ships in exacerbating climate change is about to come under scrutiny. The solution? Slow down.
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OK, they're only slowing slightly, but in response to fuel prices and GHG reduction goals ...
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The world's biggest car shipper, Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Norway, has already asked customers to accept slower deliveries. Chief executive Ingar Skaug says that dropping average speeds of 18 to 19 knots by just two knots could save 5 per cent of fuel use and emissions alone.
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Fitting that it's a car shipper.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...arbonemissions