Norway’s Use of Palm Oil Biodiesel Sees Massive Drop
(Rainforest Foundation Norway) Norway’s consumption of palm oil biodiesel saw a 70 percent drop from 2017 to 2018. “A big win for rainforests and the climate. Now the rest of Europe must follow suit”, says Rainforest Foundation Norway.
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The all-time high consumption of palm oil based fuels in Norway in 2017 was accompanied by a sustained national debate on the negative land use and climate impacts of increasing palm oil demand through biofuel policy, including around indirect land-use change impacts. This resulted in a number of policy shifts from both government and business actors to remedy the situation, leading to the current drop in consumption.
The recently published data on biofuel consumption in Norway also reveals an almost 40 percent increase in the use of advanced biofuels, to 190 million liters. Advanced biofuels generally have a far better climate footprint than fossil fuels, palm oil and other food-based biofuels. READ MORE