00:01A pair US lawmakers has urged the European Commission to stand firm against mounting pressure to dilute the European Union's
00:10anti-deforestation law just days before the EU executive is due to review it, potentially revising the list of products
00:18covered.
00:18The two democratic representatives called on the Commission to uphold both the substance and the timeline of the EU's deforestation
00:26regulation, which requires suppliers of palm oil, timber, leather, coffee, beef and other commodities to demonstrate that their production has
00:35not led to deforestation.
00:37Failure to comply would prevent producers from selling their goods on EU markets.
00:43Originally due to take effect on December 2024, the bloc's anti-deforestation law has been delayed twice.
00:50The US lawmakers framed their plea as a test of global resolve against climate change.
00:56The Environment Commissioner Jessica Roswell said that the simplification review is aimed at implementing the bloc's anti-deforestation law in
01:04the most efficient way.
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