BA blames UK government for scrapping of £340m green fuels project

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Groundbreaking plan to turn London's rubbish into green jet fuel has been abandoned due to a lack of UK government support, airline says

British Airways says that it has been forced to shelve a groundbreaking £340m scheme to create 16 million gallons of jet fuel from London's rubbish every year, partly due to a lack of government support....

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