The European Parliament has once again backed a one-year delay to landmark anti-deforestation rules, in a vote pushed through by an alliance of centre-right and far-right lawmakers. It comes on the heels of the lacklustre deal made at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, which saw an absence of consensus on phasing out fossil fuels.
Already delayed by a year, the rollout of the landmark law banning imports of products driving deforestation will now be postponed to the end of 2026, under plans already backed by EU member states and endorsed by a majority of 402 to 250 lawmakers.
