An HFO ban would only mean minimal cost increases, a Greenland study finds
Nuuk says it is prepared to support an Arctic-wide HFO ban after calculations show its financial impact would hardly be noticed by consumers.
Ask environmentalists what the problems of using heavy fuel oil are, and they will tell you there are two: When burned, the fuel harms people’s health and the environment. And, if a ship using it as fuel or carrying it as cargo has an accident that results in a spill, it’s harder to clean up than other, lighter fuels. In the Arctic, cold temperatures make this even harder.
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