| Author (Person) | Konečná, Kateřina (Rapporteur) |
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| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: Committee on Environment Public Health and Food Safety (Rapporteur) |
| Publisher | European Parliament |
| Series Title | Own-Initiative Procedure |
| Series Details | 2016/2222(INI) |
| Publication Date | 2016-2017 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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Summary: Resolution adopted by the plenary of the European Parliament in April 2017 on the use of vegetable oils. Further information: This document urges the European Commission to take measures to phase out the use this kind oils - including palm oil (as a component of biofuels) - that lead to deforestation, preferably by 2020. The initiative also defends the introduction of a single certification scheme for palm oil entering the European Union's market. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2016/2222(INI) |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Energy, Environment |
| Subject Tags | Forestry | Timber, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development |
| Keywords | Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Greenhouse Gas | GHG Emissions |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
