Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 44104
Rainforests: Amazonia
Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 15 April 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest on the UK economy.
Answer
Mary CreaghFrom our modelling we know that the UK consumption of agricultural commodities was associated with 35,600 hectares of deforestation worldwide in 2022 and 12.7 million tonnes of associated carbon emissions. The UK is estimated to have been the 15th largest...
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