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<p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our
ambition to support and protect the world’s forests, supporting sustainable agriculture
and zero-deforestation supply chains, including for palm oil. The plan led to the
establishment of a Global Resource Initiative aimed at reducing deforestation caused
by UK demand for commodities, including palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also
helped convene the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and is working with the signatories
of the Amsterdam Declaration on increasing the uptake of sustainable palm oil. The
latest report from the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil indicates that the UK
achieved 75% certified sustainable palm oil in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Biofuels made from
palm oil have not been reported for supply under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
(RTFO) in the last three years and the use of non-waste oils in biofuel is minimal.
The Government has agreed to focus on utilising waste derived biofuels, which generally
have higher greenhouse gas savings. The most recent changes to the RTFO, which set
out the UK biofuel policy to 2032, include a cap on the contribution of crop based
biofuels in the UK, decreasing from 4% in 2020 to 2% in 2032.</p>
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