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Rethinking the EU’s Deforestation Regulation: A Fairer Approach to Palm Oil in the Global South

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper explores the debate on the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation on the Palm Oil Industry. While most of the existing literature focuses on the implications of the regulation on the Global South, I explore whether the EU is obligated to revise the regulation on moral terms. In addressing this question, I argue that the European Union has a moral obligation to revise the deforestation regulation or find an alternative way of promoting sustainable agri-food production. The justification is in line with the theory of ‘global distributive justice’, where the benefits and burdens of the policy should be fairly distributed, taking into account the nation’s capabilities and historical contributions to the problem.

Source: Reinvention an International Journal of Undergraduate Research

DOI: 10.31273/9ex7s745

Author: Abirrami Gunalan

Institution: University of Warwick

Language: English

Topic: Oil Palm Production and Sustainability

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Responsible consumption and production, Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4404077724

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