Almost two-thirds of palm oil consumed in the EU is burned as energy – new data

https://www.transportenvironment.org/press/almost-two-thirds-palm-oil-consumed-eu-burned-energy-new-data

Europeans are increasingly eating less and less palm oil and instead are inadvertently burning more and more in cars and trucks. Last year 65% of all the palm oil imported into the EU was used for energy. 53% of all palm imports was used to make biodiesel for cars and trucks – an all-time high – and 12% to generate electricity and heating – another record. Palm oil used for biodiesel grew again in 2018 – by 3% – while the use of palm oil to make food and animal feed dropped significantly, by 11%.