Author: Khalil Hegarty

Khalil Hegarty is a trade and sustainability consultant based in Melbourne, Australia. He has worked with the palm oil sector in Indonesia, Malaysia and Nigeria, and consulted with industry groups in Australia on trade policy and with Australian, German and ASEAN governments on trade projects. He has worked with the forest sectors across the US, Italy, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Republic of Korea. He is currently Associate Director at ITS Global, a consultancy based in Melbourne.

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 2nd March 2020

Posted on March 1, 2020March 4, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

RI Visit Shows EU ContradictionsAs reported last week, Indonesian ministers and ministerial staff travelled to Geneva last week to open consultations with the European Union at the WTO over the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).The leaders of the delegation… Read more Read More

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 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 Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 6th November 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

The RED Review has already begun The implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) hasn’t commenced in earnest, but the European Commission has already begun its review of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) and relevant data. The RED itself states… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 29th October 2019

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

RSPO Preview: Will Smallholders Get a Standard? The next few weeks are going to be busy for palm stakeholders in the region. A high-profile event for the industry based in Europe will be the 17th Annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor – Weekly Update 21st October 2019

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

ICAO: Is aviation a new palm-renewables battleground? As reported in our last issue, a number of NGOs had made aviation fuel a policy issue – taking aim at palm oil. There were, of course, a number of problems with the… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor – Weekly Update 7th October 2019

Posted on October 7, 2019October 4, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

COMMENT: A Decade after G20 Pittsburgh and CGF Zero Deforestation Just over 10 years ago, the world had its eyes on Pittsburgh for the G20 meeting. The world was expecting major announcements on climate change in the lead-up to the… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 1st October 2019

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

COMMENT: EU aid lobby seems happy to ban palm oil. How about fighting fires instead? This year’s haze event has been highlighted by a number of aid agencies, campaigners and politicians around the world, particularly in the West. But this… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 17th September

Posted on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

NYDF: Another year, another commitment The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) has released its first five-year assessment report, and it’s pretty sobering reading for those who were present when the 2014 declaration was signed. For those who weren’t around… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 10th September 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty

Trade War Update The EU has hit back at Indonesia’s proposal to slap duties in European dairy products in response to the EU’s countervailing duties on biodiesel, with its most aggressive statement to date. According to news reports, the EU’s… Read more Read More