Thomson airways are looking to become more environmentally friendly with plans to launch thier first biofuel flight from Birimingham Airport. While they push forward the project local green campaigners are denoucning the idea claiming the new sustainable aviation fuels are actually more harmful to the environment.
Thomson originally wanted to use used cooking oil to fuel flighst around the world but have now instead opted for virgin plant oil from a variety of sources and none are described as being "sustainable".
Birmingham Friends of the Earth calls for a scrapping of all biofuel targets and research to be done into the impacts of current EU Renewable Energy Directive.
The group claim the new fuel plans have massive environmental and social problems that nullify it as a reasonable fuel source alternative to fossil fuels.
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