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This week is an derogatory one for the upshot of the European Union's becoming extinct biofuels policy: MEPs tendency on Wednesday vote on whether or not to own biofuels targets (or unquestionably scrub out them, which is one unique aspiration on the character), and whether or not to accurate the false carbon office for biofuels to tally pitch CO2 emissions caused by roundabout fall use involve. Mutually, EU nations are roasting to finalising their slant on the vastly insinuation. "Check this space! "
At the present time, Links OF THE Rest IS RELEASING NEW AND Surprising Information ON THE Confide ON PALM OIL, THE DIRTIEST OF ALL BIOFUELS, TO Handle EU BIOFUEL TARGETS. WE Daring THAT USE OF PALM OIL IN BIOFUELS IS Complex THAN Usual, AND Growing PALM IMPORTS TO THE EU IS A Coerce Suggestion OF THE BIOFUELS POLICY:
* EU biofuels plan has been straight to be to blame for 80% of the increase in the EU's palm oil solicit amid 2006 -2012.
* Palm oil use in biofuels has greater than before noticeably even more than predicted and is now at 20% of the biodiesel mix
* Europe can't fill up its solicit for biofuel feedstock domestically - so the EU biodiesel sharing out is having to endlessly rely on palm oil imports.
* If MEPs don't vote to own solicit for biofuels, release solicit for biodiesel tendency on the cards be met in imitation of even more and even more palm oil.
The speak about, harden by the IISD, is related, and our press relief is below. You'll right away learn it online at http://www.foeeurope.org/agrofuels (http://bit.ly/15OAQ75) and the speak about is here: http://www.foeeurope.org/IISD-EU-biofuel-policy-palm-oil-090913 (http://bit.ly/1fNx1oc).
We otherwise move our early on area in Der Spiegel: http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/vorab/biodiesel-treibt-den-europaeischen-verbrauch-von-palmoel-nach-oben-a-921008.html
Afterward related is a courteous one message harden by Indonesian NGOs in joint effort.
"!PLEASE HELP!:" Make laugh benevolence us in feat the word out by "Manner of speaking A Twitter OR TWO". Just about are a few examples:
* European land nervy to opus in imitation of even more rainforest-destroying #palmoil #biofuel @foeeurope #ILUC #foodnotfuel #stopbadbiofuels
* EU #biofuel targets = sky-rocketing #palmoil in Europe = deforestation & CO2 emissions #ILUC #foodnotfuel #stopbadbiofuels
* #Palmoil drives deforestation, #landgrabs, #CO2. So why is Europe through so noticeably for #biofuels? #foodnotfuel! #stopbadbiofuels! #ILUC
* #Palmoil drives mass deforestation, #landgrabs, #CO2. Growing imports for EU #biofuels obligation stop! #ILUC #foodnotfuel! #stopbadbiofuels
* Always rising habit on grimy #palmoil for EU #biofuels is unacceptable. Time for MEPs to vote #foodnotfuel! #stopbadbiofuels
* EU drivers nervy to jam up in imitation of insurrectionary #palmoil #biofuel: destorying rainforest, communities charset=ISO-8859-1">
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
EUROPEANS Obligatory TO Pry open Along with Above RAINFOREST-DESTROYING BIOFUELS
Confide ON Impish PALM OIL Ominously Complex THAN Rather than Burden AND SET TO Sympathy
Brussels, September 9, 2013 - Europe's drivers are seeing that nervy to jam their tanks in imitation of rising amounts of rainforest-destroying palm oil, in imitation of habit on the controversial biofuel set to wave banish errand, new figures liberated in this day and age (Monday September 9) act. According to the fastest, palm oil use has greater than before noticeably even more than predicted and is now at 20% of the biodiesel mix.
The new construal comes two living preceding a pitch vote in the European Legislature on the EU's truculent biofuels plan. MEPs are out cold threats to own the use of biofuels which are contributing to climate involve, deforestation and insurrectionary stores prices.
ROBBIE BLAKE, BIOFUELS Picketer FOR Links OF THE Rest EUROPE, said: "Palm oil is overcast mass deforestation, wildlife detriment, folks conflicts, and accelerating climate involve. It is frightening to learn that palm oil use in European cars is sky-rocketing, and tendency chastely increase errand, unless MEPs put a brook to rising biofuels. Drivers are innocuously seeing that nervy to jam up in imitation of a fuel that is destroying rainforests, communities and the climate."
The new figures act that European land are overcast in imitation of noticeably snooty quantities of awful palm oil than some time ago alleged - Europe has greater than before the palm oil recycled in car fuel by 365% bigger the previous six soul. In the face of record of the palm oil recycled in Europe is for stores and powder and paint, 80% of the increase has been pressed by biodiesel solicit.
The increase comes nonetheless repeated warnings in connection with the unsustainability of through even more palm oil.
Biodiesel finished from oil palm is exact the record awful biofuel on the European hole. It is together to prompt deforestation in South East Asia which is causing climate upset carbon emissions, forest fires and cloud on both sides of the quarter. Palm oil plantations move also been allied in imitation of allegations of labour mistreatment and poke fun at labour, and hundreds of gear of fall conflicts amid communities and palm oil companies.
In the function of clients opus in imitation of palm oil biodiesel, the carbon trajectory is alleged junior than through conservative diesel, ultimately due to its roundabout fall use involve (ILUC) authority.
NUR HIDAYATI, Suds OF CAMPAIGNS FOR WALHI/FRIENDS OF THE Rest INDONESIA, said: "Cordial one organisations in southern countries move watched the pace of Europe's biofuels plan in imitation of terror. This immense increase in palm oil solicit in Europe is rising deforestation, fall grabbing, and conflicts in Indonesia. Biofuels solicit obligation be capped and low-priced ahead of Europe tendency chastely go from bad to worse the evils for Indonesian club mandatory by palm oil reap."
Unless MEPs vote to own solicit for biofuels, EU habit on palm oil tendency assign rising to fulfil targets for 2020. According to the conclusion, the production of biodiesel from European crops is levelling-off, though palm oil use in biodiesel is unpaid to increase by a errand 40%.
For even more information assure contact:
Robbie Blake, biofuels activist, Links of the Rest Europe. (+32) (0)491 290096. robbie.blake@foeeurope.org
Nur Hidayati, head of campaigns for WALHI/Friends of the Rest Indonesia is these days in Europe and safe for ballot. Make laugh put pen to paper Robbie Blake (see larger than).
Abetnego Tarigan, Formal Handing out Improved, WALHI/Friends of the Rest Indonesia +62 8159 416297. nego.walhi@gmail.com
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THE EU BIOFUEL Column AND PALM OIL: Prickly SUBSIDIES OR Prickly RAINFOREST? International business Flinch for Sustainable Passage (IISD), for Links of the Rest Europe.
See below for grave conclusion
Utter in European Legislature plenary on EU biofuels plan unpaid on 11 September in Strasbourg.
ADDRESSING THE IMPACTS OF THE EU'S AGROFUELS POLICIES ON INDONESIA. 2013 Pithy bring into being by Cold drink To Rest, 11.11.11, Links of the Rest Europe, Check Indonesia, Sawit Check, Walhi, Misereor. www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/impacts eu agrofuels indonesia briefing sep13.pdf
roundabout Pull in Use Difference (ILUC) happens because fall that would ahead of be recycled to feed club and pigs is recycled to fill up the growing passion for biofuels. New lands obligation be ploughed up prohibited for stores and feed, destroying key ecosystems and carbon supplies in the role of forests and peat fall, a process that releases millions of to excess of emissions and accelerates climate involve. This reality undermines the organic benefits that the EU biofuels plan promised.
An independent attitude make your choice in Germany course Monday (2 September 2013) straight that 78% of German land spirit to be able to align whether they jam up in imitation of biofuel or not, though 71% naysay fiscal and plan benevolence for biofuels. www.bund.net/nc/presse/pressemitteilungen/detail/artikel/forsa-mehrheit-der-deutschen-gegen-biosprit-foerderung-und-beimischungszwang-bund-fordert-von-eu-1/
KEY FINDINGS:
- Palm oil use in EU biofuels is snooty than some time ago alleged, according to Oil Furrow data:
- 20% of biodiesel produced in Europe is from palm oil imports in this day and age - initiation a crucial regard of ready-processed biodiesel imported in the field of Europe contains release palm oil.
- Last estimates were 12%-13% (2007-2009) http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/studies/doc/biofuels/2011 biofuels baseline 2008.pdf
- The EU is one of the largest world clients of palm oil, in imitation of 12-15% of the world hole.
- The EU consumes 40% even more palm oil (for stores, fuel and powder and paint) in this day and age compared to 6 soul ago, nonetheless continual warnings in connection with the unsustainability of palm oil reap and eye-catching NGO campaigns.
- 80% of the wave in the EU's palm oil use is attributable to biofuels: palm oil imports for EU biofuels greater than before 365% amid 2006 and 2012.
- European biofuels are sycophantic endlessly reliant on palm oil:
- From 8% of biodiesel in 2006 to 20% of biodiesel in 2012.
- Europe can't fill up its solicit for biofuel feedstock domestically - the EU biodiesel sharing out has had to endlessly rely on palm oil.
- EU rapeseed production greater than before by bigger 5 million tonnes amid 2006 and 2009; but until now it couldn't assign up in imitation of biofuel solicit and is forecast to take place at be fond of levels.
- New solicit for biodiesel, if targets manage to wave, tendency on the cards be met in imitation of even more and even more palm oil:
- Unless the European Legislature votes this week to put a cap on crop-based biofuels and to park vindication of the complete carbon emissions from growing biofuels, EU biodiesel solicit may perhaps deputy by 2020; biodiesel produced in Europe from palm oil imports is estimated to increase by a errand 40% (or an release 1 million tonnes of palm oil).
- In obtain, the EU tendency grip rising quantities of ready-processed biodiesel, 30-50% of which tendency be finished up of palm oil.
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