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Wood fuel plan to cut plane CO2 branded as ‘pipe dream’
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Wood fuel plan to cut plane CO2 branded as ‘pipe dream’

Plans to cut airline CO2 using greener jet fuels made from waste wood have been dismissed as a ‘pipe dream’ by environmentalists.

Several high octane, waste-based biofuels are being tested by airlines as a way of curbing CO2. UN officials are set to endorse these fuels as a key part of global plans to stabilise aviation emissions by 2020. But critics say the plans are unrealistic and airlines are not taking the issue seriously.

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Is the UK about to leave the renewables fast lane?
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Is the UK about to leave the renewables fast lane?

Experts have warned that recent changes to government energy policies could take Britain out of the renewables ‘fast lane’, despite the recent progress made in the sector.

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