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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

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

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

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

Trade War Update As stated last week, a number of commentators are now referring to the palm oil spat between the EU and ASEAN countries as a ‘trade war’. POM will be happy to use that term for the time… Read more

Malaysia looks for palm friendly UK FTA Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on the UK to commence negotiating a trade agreement with Malaysia once the Brexit process is completed. Unsurprisingly, he has specifically called on the UK… Read more

Palm is not a Focus for IPCC Experts – only for NGOs, media The newest IPCC special report on climate change and land is fascinating reading for anyone interested in food production and its impact on the environment. It argues… Read more

EU Introduces Duties on Indonesian Biodiesel The EU has announced that it will introduce countervailing duties (CVDs) on exports of biodiesel from Indonesia. The EU has set the duties ranging between 8 and 18 per cent across the board, with… Read more

The Renewable Energy Directive’s planned ban on palm oil has taken its toll on the industry, but the battle is far from over as both Malaysia and Indonesia seek to take the EU to the WTO and rally support against… Read more

Palm at the WTO shifts gears Reuters has reported that Malaysia will put forward its World Trade Organization (WTO) case on the EU’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and palm oil sooner rather than later. Reuters reports that Primary… Read more