The Climate Emergency

Part of Debate on the Address – in the House of Commons at 2:08 pm on 17 October 2019.

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Photo of Kerry McCarthy Kerry McCarthy Labour, Bristol East 2:08, 17 October 2019

My hon. Friend has already mentioned the fact that we are financing fossil fuels overseas while trying to reduce their usage here, but we also consume 3.3 million tonnes of soya per year, 77% of which comes from high-risk deforestation areas in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It is one thing to talk about protecting natural habitats here, but if our consumption habits are contributing to deforestation overseas, we are not really solving the problem.