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Davos Pushes ‘Greener’ Fuel for Private Jets Leaving World Economic Forum

  • Fuel with lower carbon emissions will be available in Zurich
  • Forum has come under fire in past for heavy plane traffic

Aircraft over Zurich

Photographer: Oli Scarff/Getty Images 

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The hundreds of private jets expected to fly people out of Davos this week from the World Economic Forum will be able to fill their tanks with fuel designed to lower carbon emissions, as the annual global talk shop aims to beef up its green credentials.