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Unilever Calls for Moratorium on Deforestation of Tropical Rainforest

Unilever's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Polman, today called for governments to support a moratorium on deforestation as a crucial measure to tackle climate change.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Speaking at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Unilever CEO Paul Polman said: “The destruction of the world’s tropical rainforests accounts for about 20% of greenhouse gases – more than the entire transport sector. We believe that we are at a point in time where, if government and industry work effectively together to address the problem of deforestation, we can make real progress.” One of the drivers of deforestation in South East Asia, particularly ...

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