Petition · past parliament
Ban the Bank of England from using palm oil in new £20 notes.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
On Thursday 30th March 2017, the Bank of England announced they are considering using palm oil in the making and production of new £20 notes.
The palm oil industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation, climate change and animal cruelty.
The palm oil industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation, climate change and animal cruelty.
The use of palm oil is meant to replace tallow - animal fat - after Vegans, Hindus and Sikhs objected to its use in the new £5 notes.
The WWF states: "Large areas of tropical forests and other ecosystems with high conservation values have been cleared to make room for vast monoculture oil palm plantations – destroying critical habitat for many endangered species, including rhinos, elephants and tigers."
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/palm_oil/environmental_impacts/
The WWF states: "Large areas of tropical forests and other ecosystems with high conservation values have been cleared to make room for vast monoculture oil palm plantations – destroying critical habitat for many endangered species, including rhinos, elephants and tigers."
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/agriculture/palm_oil/environmental_impacts/
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Apr 2017
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