Labour under fire for pouring millions of pounds into ‘pie in the sky’ Net Zero scheme which aims to stop passenger planes leaving vapour trails in the sky, with critics warning it threatens to push up the cost of flying for families

Labour came under fire today for pouring millions of pounds into a ‘daft’ Net Zero scheme which aims to stop passenger planes from leaving vapour trails in the sky.

Ministers said they were handing over nearly £3million of taxpayers’ cash for the trial, under which pilots flying Transatlantic routes will be told to avoid areas of sky where there’s a greater risk of forming trails because of atmospheric conditions.

Experts claim the trails can form clouds which trap heat and contribute to climate change.

But critics dubbed the scheme ‘pie in the sky’ and a ‘waste’ of taxpayers’ cash which threatens to push

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