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Fourth Report - The UK's contribution to tackling global deforestation
Environmental Audit Committee
HC 405
Published 4 January 2024
Government response
Fifth Special Report - The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report · published 26 Mar 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Rejected
Para 22
Unsustainable UK consumption patterns require reduction, lacking a committed global footprint target.
Conclusion
Consumption patterns in the UK which rely on the current global supply chain are unsustainable. Addressing these patterns is essential to the UK’s contribution to the alleviation of global biodiversity loss. The first step in addressing them is in recognising …
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Government Response Summary
The government will continue to explore how the monitoring, measurement, and reporting of global environmental impacts can be further developed but states it will not consider setting a global footprint target until a robust evidence base is established to avoid unintended consequences.