Virtual NGO making waves with online petition against palm oil in Europe

In the UK, virtual NGO SumOfUs has gathered nearly 75,000 signatures on a digital petition demanding the European Commission to ban palm oil as part of the regulatory process that will see it publish a report on “high ILUC risk” feedstocks by February 1, 2019. Calling out deforestation of rainforests, killing orangutans and their habitat and pointing to lobbyists including those from Malaysia and Indonesia who are trying to keep trade of palm oil for biofuels open through 2030, the petition is part of the #notinmytank campaign.