Brazilian airline to use biofuel for World Cup flights

Brazil's Gol airlines will use a 4% biofuel mixture to power 200 flights over the course of the World Cup.

Biokerosene flights indicate 'that it is possible to reduce emissions voluntarily though technological innovation,' says Izabella Teixeira, Brazilian Environment Minister.

The Brazilian airline reports that biokerosene can cut emissions of CO2 by up to 80%.

In October last year, Amyris developed a biofuel that Gol went on to use on a flight from Sao Paulo to Brasilia, a first for the country's aviation industry.