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Europe importing more palm oil for biofuels, raising risks rainforests

2013-09-09 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Palm oil imports into Europe for use as car fuel increased by more than three-fold since 2006, raising concerns than renewable fuels targets may be contributing to deforestation, displacing marginalized communities, and driving greenhouse gas emissions in Southeast Asia, finds a new study published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The report, published today, finds that 80 percent of the European Union's increase in palm oil consumption between 2006 and 2012 was...

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