European Parliament approves plan to restrict palm oil use in biofuels

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PETALING JAYA: The European Parliament has approved a plan to seek restrictions on the use of palm oil in biofuels due to concerns about its environmental impact.

The European Union (EU) Parliament has voted in favour of an amendment to a draft law on renewable energy that calls for reducing to zero ‘the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from palm oil’ as of 2021, Bloomberg reported.