Indonesia Contests E.U. Palm Oil Plans
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Indonesia has threatened to abandon its commitment to the Paris climate agreement if the European Union carries out its plan to eliminate the use of palm oil in alternative fuels by 2030. Indonesia produces more palm oil than does any other nation. The Indonesian government argues that palm requires less land for cultivation than do rapeseed or soy.
扬言: to declare deliberately or explicitly
滥伐: severe deforestation
承诺: to promise to do something
濒临: to be on the verge of
揚言: to declare deliberately or explicitly
濫伐: severe deforestation
承諾: to promise to do something
瀕臨: to be on the verge of
印尼政府上周扬言，若欧盟禁止使用含有棕榈油成分的替代燃料， 将放弃其《巴黎协议》的承诺。
棕榈油产业长期被斥为滥伐森林和相关环境问题的罪魁祸首，包括危害濒临绝种的动物等。
因此，欧盟已计画于2030年，禁用棕榈油生产的替代燃料。
印尼是东南亚最大的经济体，更是全球最大的棕榈油生产国。
该政府辩称，棕榈的占地比起种植油菜、大豆等还少。
按《巴黎协议》，印尼承诺将于2030年，无条件降低29%的温室气体排放量。
路透社在其报导中引述一名印尼部会首长表示：「若美国和巴西都能退出《巴黎协议》，我们也应该考虑。为什么不可以？」
印尼当局拟在世界贸易组织（WTO）会议上，挑战欧盟的再生能源法令，且鼓励棕榈产业业者提出法律行动。
印尼政府上週揚言，若歐盟禁止使用含有棕櫚油成份的替代燃料， 將放棄其《巴黎協議》的承諾。
棕櫚油產業長期被斥為濫伐森林和相關環境問題的罪魁禍首，包括危害瀕臨絕種的動物等。
因此，歐盟已計劃於2030年，禁用棕櫚油生產的替代燃料。
印尼是東南亞最大的經濟體，更是全球最大的棕櫚油生產國。
該政府辯稱，棕櫚的佔地比起種植油菜、大豆等還少。
按《巴黎協議》，印尼承諾將於2030年，無條件降低29%的溫室氣體排放量。
路透社在其報導中引述一名印尼部會首長表示：「若美國和巴西都能退出《巴黎協議》，我們也應該考慮。為什麼不可以？」
印尼當局擬在世界貿易組織（WTO）會議上，挑戰歐盟的再生能源法令，且鼓勵棕櫚產業業者提出法律行動。
The Indonesian government has threatened that Indonesia will abandon its commitment to the Paris climate deal if the European Union blocks palm oil from use in fuel alternatives.
The palm oil industry has been blamed for deforestation and related consequences, including harm to endangered species populations.
E.U. authorities have established a plan to eliminate palm oil from alternative fuel production by 2030.
Indonesia, the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, produces more palm oil than any other country in the world.
The Indonesian government argues that palm requires less land for cultivation than do rapeseed or soy.
Under the Paris climate agreement, Indonesia has pledged to achieve a 29 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions on an unconditional basis by 2030.
In a statement reported in Reuters, an Indonesian government minister said, “If the U.S. and Brazil can leave the Paris Agreement, we should consider that. Why not?”
Indonesian authorities plan to challenge the E.U.’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) at the World Trade Organization and have also encouraged palm companies to take legal action.
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