Month: May 2021

Palm Oil Monitor is hearing numerous rumours that the EU is stalling its second meeting with its ASEAN counterparts for the Joint Working Group (JWG) on vegetable oils. The meeting was supposed to be held this week, but according to… Read more

Belgian agronomist and co-author of the Palm Oil Monitor, Pierre Bois d’Enghien, wrote in Le Soir, Belgium’s leading French-speaking daily newspaper, that Belgium’s decision to ban palm oil biofuels was undermining the cause of sustainability that Europe so desperately seeks.… Read more

Investing in Palm Biofuels Gets a RED Card from Brussels Last week the Commission released its ‘Climate Taxonomy’ document. Basically, this is a new set of regulations that determine whether an investment by an EU bank or institution can be… Read more

Palm Oil Monitor has learned that the UK’s Department for Transport has been looking into introducing new ILUC restrictions on palm oil biofuels. An internal discussion, including consultation with other UK government departments, is already underway, but there has been… Read more