New airplane biofuels plan would 'destroy rainforests', warn campaigners

Plan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes would lead to clearing of rainforests to produce 'vast' amount of necessary cropsA new plan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes has drawn stinging criticism from environmentalists who argue that most of the world's rainforests might have to be cleared to produce the necessary crops.Aviation is one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, with an 8% leap reported in Europe last year and a global fourfold increase in CO2 pollution expected by 2050. Continue reading...