This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Petition government consultation and green paper on the implications of palm oil uses

Palm oil is a controversial product,in the last few years its use has rocketed and is now in many products, from biscuits to custard, soap to moisturiser. It is cheap to produce and part of developing economies of Indonesia and Malaysia but at what cost to the environment, ecosystems and the climate

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/12/palm-oil-products-borneo-africa-environment-impact/

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/press-releases/worlds-biggest-brands-will-fail-major-promise-stop-buying-palm-oil-forest-destroyers/

https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/faqs-palm-oil-answered/

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/top-10-facts-you-need-to-know-about-palm-oil/

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