Month: May 2018

RCEP Negotiations Move at Glacial Speed The most recent round of RCEP negotiations wound up in Singapore on May 8. There has been little information – from anyone – on what happened in the negotiations. This does not bode well;… Read more

The Palm Oil Monitor has gained exclusive access to the latest internal documents on the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) ahead of today’s Trilogue in Brussels. The documents reflect the fierce debate that is underway in Brussels over the future… Read more

Certification: Still the best solution An NGO based in the Netherlands – ‘Changing Markets Foundation’ – has released a report claiming that certification schemes have ‘lost all credibility’. This isn’t a new angle; environmentalists have been making this kind of… Read more

Quantifying the EU’s palm oil ban An analyst from Singapore has attempted to quantify the cost of the EU’s proposed biofuel ban in a post for the East Asia Forum. Yu Leng Khor of Segi Enam writes: “The EU energy… Read more

Certification Leaders Come Out Against RED II The latest organisation to argue against the EU’s proposed ban on palm oil biofuels is the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification). This is a significant intervention because ISCC is the leading figure… Read more