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LIVERPOOL John Lennon airport is testing a revolutionary scheme to convert harmful CO² emissions into car and aviation fuel.Airport chiefs are running a 12-month trial of new hardware designed to capture CO² emissions from passengers and workers in the terminal.

They will then be passed through a gadget containing algae, which will convert them into material capable of being made into a biofuel.

This will be used to power some of the airport’s diesel vehicles and, depending on the trial’s success, could even produce aviation-grade fuel.

Spokesman Amy Dartington said: “This is a cynical piece of spin to make the airport look greener while they are planning on extending the runway.Algae-to-biofuel technologies are still in their infancy and it is not clear how this particular piece of kit actually works.We look forward to seeing concrete results so we can see if it has made any real difference.”

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