Easy Pledge: Easy Go!

Beef, Soya bean (grown as cattle feed) and Palm oil (used in many products including food and cosmetics) have all been linked to illegal deforestation in parts of the world (notably the Amazon rainforest and Malaysia). Deforestation has, of course, a major influence on levels of 'greenhouse gases' and the resulting climate change. In its efforts to portray itself as a 'climate leader' for Cop26 (in Glasgow), the UK brought in its 2021 Environment Act (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/06/beef-soy-palm-oil-products-deforestation-imported-uk-climate). The Environment Act banned the use of commodities, produced in foreign lands that had been illegally deforested. This law change was presumably made, so the UK could pledge in Glasgow, it was quick to counter climate change. Imports of Beef, Soya and Palm oil are, however, still flooding into this country. This appears to be because the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) still hasn't published a list of commodities covered by the Act. Defra currently appears to be on a 'go slow' for anything that benefits reducing climate change. This seems to be the UK's current modus operandi. Make a quick pledge and then don't do anything meaningful!