The EU’s new anti-deforestation law has severe loopholes that could be exploited by the forthcoming EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement

Richard Fuchs; Joanna Raymond; Karina Winkler; Mark Rounsevell

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad69ab

The EU’s new anti-deforestation law has severe loopholes that could be exploited by the forthcoming EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement

Richard Fuchs^*, Joanna Raymond, Karina Winkler, Mark Rounsevell

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The EU deforestation regulation promises global green leadership, however, loopholes may lead to an increase in the trade of deforestation-implicit agricultural products. Ratification of the EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement could exploit this situation.

Original language	English
Article number	091005
Journal	Environmental Research Letters
Volume	19
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad69ab
Publication status	Published - 13 Aug 2024

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biofuel
EU Green Deal
indirect land use change
oilseeds
tele-coupling
trade war

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