February 2020 - Palm Oil Monitor

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 20th February 2020

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

Indonesia prepares for battle in Switzerland This week Indonesia and the EU are meeting in Geneva for a WTO consultation over the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The meeting is the culmination of a months-long public battle of words over… Read more

ICYMI: Palm Oil Monitor Co-Host and Agronomist Weights in on EU Palm Oil Debate

Posted on February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor

Palm Oil Monitor co-host and esteemed agronomist in the Palm Oil field, Pierre Bois d’Enghien, writes in Contrepoints that it is “more and more obvious that European Union officials and Members of the European Parliament, in particular, are content to… Read more

Palm Oil Debate Betrays EU Commitment to Truth & Science

Posted on February 19, 2020February 20, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor

Huile de palme : quand l’Union européenne renonce à la rigueur scientifique February 13, 2020 By Pierre Bois d’Enghien As an agricultural engineer with more than 20 years of experience working in and around oil palm plantations in Africa and… Read more

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 10th February 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

I-EFTA May Be Torpedoed by Swiss Activists The free trade agreement between Indonesia and the European Free Trade Area (comprising Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) appears to be in jeopardy after Swiss activists launched a campaign to have palm oil… Read more