UK defies EU over Indonesian palm oil trade, leaked papers show
by Arthur Neslen in Brussels from on (#3HRR3)
UK is pushing for a deal that would boost imports linked to deforestation despite EU moves to ban unsustainable palm oil, diplomatic papers reveal
The UK is defying EU institutions to push for a hike in nominally "sustainable" Indonesian palm oil imports which have nonetheless been linked to deforestation, leaked documents show.
The European parliament is currently trying to force a ban on EU biofuels using palm oil, which have driven deforestation and contributed to the loss of 150,000 orangutans in Indonesia since 2002.
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