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able to continue without causing damage to the environment Pol. odnawialny, nienaruszający równowagi ekologicznej start learning
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palm oil should be declared sustainable
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Rape seed and soy also fail to meet the standard.
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a company that gives advice on a particular subject start learning
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The DfT commissioned a consultancy to investigate the overall impact of its biofuel target on forests
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a department of a government or large organization in charge of a particular area or activity Pol. zarząd, dyrektorstwo start learning
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A leaked internal memo from the EC’s agriculture directorate reveals its concern
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it would not per se constitute a breach of the criterion
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an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement Pol. naruszenie, złamanie start learning
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a change from forest to oil palm plantation would not per se constitute a breach of the criterion
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money that is paid by a government or organization to make prices lower, reduce the cost of producing goods etc start learning
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The billions of subsidy for biofuels would be better spent on greener cars and improved public transport.
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the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period start learning
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Green fuels cause more harm than fossil fuels
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fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago start learning
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Green fuels cause more harm than fossil fuels
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If a dry material or substance ... a liquid, it absorbs the liquid through its surface: start learning
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it takes 840 years for a palm oil plantation to soak up the carbon emitted when rainforest is burnt
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the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time: start learning
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the most commonly-used biofuel crops fail to meet the minimum sustainability standard
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a unit for measuring the volume of a liquid or a gas, equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres: start learning
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a large area of land covered with grass: start learning
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the carbon is released when grassland is turned into plantations
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