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Leaked figures show spike in palm oil use for biodiesel in Europe

2016-06-01 11:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Leaked trade industry figures show a five-fold increase in the use of palm oil for biodiesel in Europe between 2010 and 2014, providing new evidence of links between deforestation in southeast Asia and the EUs renewable energy mandate. The leaked figures, which the Guardian has seen, show that 45% of palm oil used in Europe in 2014 went to biodiesel, up from 8% in 2010. Greenhouse gas emissions from biodiesel are more than three times higher than those from conventional diesel engines when...

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