What Has The UK And Norway Got In Common?

both do not use palm oil in biofuel,

photograph rainforest-rescue, thankfully both countries recognize the huge damage the palm oil industry has on the world, now do not get me wrong on this one, I am not a rabid, nutcase, green, tree hugging loonie, but palm oil or I should say its production is just so wrong, the Norwegian Parliament voted to ban the purchase of biofuels made with palm products that do not demonstrate that they were produced sustainably, this makes Norway as far as I am aware, the first country other than the UK to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels to stop deforestation, in June 2016, Norway took a new step forward by approving the ban on the Norwegian biofuel industry from buying palm oil and other products associated with deforestation, fast forward to now, the country has taken a new step forward in the fight against deforestation, by approving the ban on the Norwegian biofuel industry from buying palm oil and other products associated with deforestation,

"The Norwegian Parliament decision sets an important precedent for other countries and underscores the need for serious reform to the global oil palm industry, " said Nils Hermann Ranum of the conservation group Rainforest Foundation Norway after the decision.

if only other countries would do the same, in case you do not know, palm oil plantations currently cover more than 27 million hectares of the Earth’s surface. Forests and human settlements have been destroyed and replaced by “green deserts” containing virtually no biodiversity on an area the size of New Zealand, if you want to do your bit here is an idea, look at the companies in this list to see how they perform regarding the Palm Oil initiative, shop wisely, you know it makes sense!