Basic physics - lower speed = lower gear = more engine revs per metre = more fuel used per metre.
The mind absolutely boggles on this one.
At some point folk need to wake up and smell the coffee. The whole CAGW (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming) narrative is false. There's too many climate scientists speaking up against it now to ignore the fact the whole thing is one big political agenda against capitalism/western world.
I watched a good interview with Dr Steve Koonin the other week that expose the BS pushed by politicians. They even contradict what the IPCC claim now:
BCC code doesn't seem to work (may be a site problem, so click on the link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l90FpjPGLBE