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Forest-destroying palm oil powers cars in EU

2016-06-01 15:08:49| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BangKok Post: Palm oil produced on tropical plantations that drive deforestation has become a major biofuel for vehicles in the European Union, industry figures released Tuesday by an environmental group revealed. Second only to rapeseed as a biofuel, overall palm oil use in EU countries jumped six-fold from 2010 to 2015, according to data obtained by Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment. In 2014, nearly half of the palm oil used in Europe wound up in the gas tanks of cars and trucks, according to...

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