The EU is inconsistent; it says coffee damages the environment, but, at the same time, it buys coal from us. How is coffeemore damaging to the environment than coal? Jakarta (ANTARA) – The European Union (EU) has been inconsistent with its policies on environmental protection, especially those devised within the European Green Deal (EGD) framework, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said on Tuesday.Speaking at the “Food Agri Insight on Location” seminar here, he highlighted that the EU considers coffee damaging to the environment, but is still buying coal. “The EU is inconsistent; it says coffee damages the environment, but at the same time, it buys coal from us. How is coffee more damaging to the environment than coal? Inconsistent,” he remarked. nother instance, he said, is the 20-percent tax on tuna exports from Indonesia. “But they (EU countries) also accept our tunas in illegal containers. As long as it is their interests, it is fine to them,” he added. The Trade Minister reaffirmed his strong rejection of the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulations (EUDR).

Source: Antara News Agency