Rejected petition Ban palm oil in products sold in the Uk

Climate Change The Facts, David Attenborough.
Global deforestation from palm oil plantations is major cause of CO2 emissions.
Ban the use of palm all together to save our planet
Call on the UK government to take a lead that other countires can follow and ban the use or sale of palm oil in the UK

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Climate Change The Facts, David Attenborough.
Satellite imagery shows vastly more global deforestation than was previously known, accelerating like a contagion, the major cause of CO2 emissions.
Heartbreaking footage of an OrangUtan trying to fight a mechanical digger destroying its home.
The only way to prevent this disease spreading is to stop using palm oil. Ask our UK government to take lead and ban this unnecessary ingredient from our country.
My whole life we have known about this problem.

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Date submitted 18 April 2019
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