The single most important thing at this instant of time is to make sure that every child is back in school and learning. Aviation only accounts for about two and a half per cent of greenhouse gas totals. For long hall flights, there is not really a way around using jet fuel. A team of scientists have figured out a way to use bacteria to make a greener alternative to jet fuel - also just as energy dense.
For the second time in a week, Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tendered his resignation as his motley coalition government splintered further. The upheaval could not come at a worse time for the country. The pandemic’s devastating costs not only to children’s learning but also to their development are becoming clearer. And researchers are getting bacteria to make jet fuel.
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