Norway Bans The Use Of Palm Oil In Biofuels To Stop Deforestation

The Norwegian Parliament voted to ban the purchase of biofuels made with palm products that do not demonstrate that they were produced sustainably. This makes Norway the first country to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels to stop deforestation, as Vocal detailed:

In June 2016, Norway became the first country in the world to ban deforestation. To this end, the Norwegians promised that all products in their markets would come from products with “clean” production chains. A first measure was to stop donations, contracts and national investments with companies that had ties to deforestation.

Now, the country takes a new step forward in the fight against deforestation, by approving the ban on the Norwegian biofuel industry from buying palm oil and other products associated with deforestation.

"The Norwegian Parliament decision sets an important precedent for other countries and underscores the need for serious reform to the global oil palm industry, " said Nils Hermann Ranum of the conservation group Rainforest Foundation Norway after the decision.

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