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Trade officials ‘taking a chainsaw’ to EU forest protection plans
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European trade officials have been accused of “taking a chainsaw” to a draft EU law to protect the world’s forests, as a leaked document revealed an attempt to water down the plans.
The European Commission is due to unveil a proposal on Wednesday to prevent EU sales of beef, soy, cocoa and other products linked to deforestation. A leaked memo seen by the Guardian reveals that commission trade officials have raised “serious concerns” about the regulation drafted by their environment department colleagues.
Last week the European commissioner for trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, told delegates at Cop26 that trade policy “must do more to help us achieve our global climate targets”, referencing the upcoming anti-deforestation law. The EU joined the US,
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