Month: December 2018

Malaysia keeps up the pressure at the WTO Malaysia has again taken the EU to task at the WTO for its approach on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Malaysian officials circulated a note earlier this month following the last Technical… Read more

A group of researchers from Purdue University published a paper last week that claimed RSPO or sustainability certification for palm oil is no better than non-certified palm oil. The paper has received some international attention from newspapers such as the… Read more

Norway excludes palm from biodiesel Norway has attempted to follow the lead of the European Union and exclude palm-based biodiesel in its biofuels programs. The Norwegian Parliament passed a proposal that called on the current government “to formulate a comprehensive… Read more

Some questions on Greenpeace and Wilmar Palm giant Wilmar appears to be taking a harder line on Greenpeace than ever before. Wilmar’s stance comes after a group of Greenpeace activists boarded a ship off Spain, calling on food manufacturer Mondelez… Read more