Climate Politics

EU Reaches Deal to Delay Contentious Deforestation Law

  • Postponement by a year needs final sign-off before end of 2024
  • EU has faced stiff opposition over far-reaching green law

The elaborate system to trace commodities coming into the EU back to their origin will now only kick in at the end of next year. 

Photographer: Bloomberg
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The European Union reached a tentative deal to postpone its landmark law to tackle deforestation until the end of next year, giving global supply chains of commodities from coffee to beef more time to adapt.