2024-10-13 23:38:00
The European Parliament called this Thursday for the European Union to take its share of blame and responsibility for the deforestation and fires in the Amazon, caused, according to the Brazilian government, with the aim of converting forest areas into agricultural holdings and livestock, whose products are exported to European countries.
The Vice President of the European Commission and responsible for lifestyle promotion, Margaritis Schinas, admitted in a debate on the climate impact of the fires in the Amazon at the headquarters of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France) that between 10% and 10 % 20% of global deforestation and forest degradation is caused by the consumption of products such as soya, coffee or cocoa in the EU.
Between 10% and 20% of global deforestation and forest degradation is caused by the consumption of products such as soya, coffee or cocoa in the EU
To avoid this, the co-legislators agreed this year on a new law on deforestation that will oblige companies to verify and demonstrate that products such as coffee, cocoa or palm oil that they market in the EU do not come from production that contributes to degradation. of forests.
New law on deforestation
On October 2, Brussels presented a formal proposal to delay the application of this law by one year, until December 2025, in order to ensure a “smoother” transition for all stakeholders.
However, on October 2, Brussels presented a formal proposal to delay the application of this law by one year, until December 2025, in order to ensure a “smoother” transition for all stakeholders, which was dishonored since the Greens and the Left.
“The law on deforestation is the new contribution to the fight against the loss of biodiversity across the planet and for this reason we believe that its postponement is a wrong decision”, defended Green MEP Anna Cavazzini.
Left-wing MEP Anja Hazekamp expressed regret along the same lines “One more year the EU will import products that contribute to deforestation” and accused the Commission of exploiting the delay in applying the new law to gain time and complete the Mercosur agreement which, according to her, will continue to encourage the felling of Amazon forests.
Left-wing MEP Anja Hazekamp accused the Commission of exploiting the delay in applying the new law to buy time to complete the Mercosur deal, which she denounced “will continue to encourage the felling of Amazon forests”.
Both the MEP popular Sean Kellly and the socialist Nicolás González called for cooperation to preserve this biological resource and to help the indigenous communities who were expelled from their homes as another consequence of these arsons.
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