# EU consumption drives ‘import’ of tropical deforestation

> A Chalmers University study finds that about one-sixth of the carbon footprint of the average EU diet is linked to tropical deforestation, with commodities traded through global supply chains. The EU is preparing an initiative to address imported commodities linked to deforestation.

- Date: 2019-04-11 · published 2019-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59612-eu-consumption-drives-import-of-tropical-deforestation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing pressure on imports tied to deforestation could eventually restrict soy, beef and palm oil flows into the EU, but the study itself does not change current trade flows or prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | +3.1% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2019-06-06 | [Driving forward European action on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58615-driving-forward-european-action-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-03-29 | [Mapping policy for how the EU can reduce its impact on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48152-mapping-policy-for-how-the-eu-can-reduce-its-impact-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | +0.9% | +12.0% |
| SOY | 2021-09-14 | [EU mulling rules to stop import of ‘deforestation’ products – EUobserver](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45098-eu-mulling-rules-to-stop-import-of-deforestation-products-euobserver.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-09-18 | [Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ \| Rapporteur](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur.md) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-31 | [The EU and tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48153-the-eu-and-tropical-deforestation.md) | -2.7% | -0.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-06 | [Driving forward European action on tropical deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58615-driving-forward-european-action-on-tropical-deforestation.md) | -3.2% | -3.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-01 | [Global impact of the EU’s anti-deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34617-global-impact-of-the-eu-s-anti-deforestation-law.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- news.mongabay.com: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/eu-consumption-drives-import-of-tropical-deforestation/

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