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Forest-destroying palm oil powers cars in EU: report

Its use in EU jumped six-fold from 2010 to 2015, accounting for a 34% rise in biodiesel consumption

Published Wed, Jun 1, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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PALM oil produced on tropical plantations that drive deforestation has become a major biofuel for vehicles in the European Union, industry figures released on Tuesday by an environmental group revealed.

In 2014, nearly half of the palm oil used in Europe wound up in the gas tanks of cars and trucks, according to data compiled by the EU vegetable oil industry association Fediol, and obtained by Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment.

Second only to rapeseed as a biofuel, overall palm oil use in EU countries jumped six-fold from 2010 to 2015, accounting for a 34 per cent increase in biodi…

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