The Deforestation Regulation: The EU Empire Strikes Back
The EU Parliament has voted in favour of the deforestation regulation Its proposed amendments are a Green wish list and expand the regulation to include…
Brussels’ Green Ministers Head to Indonesia
The EU ‘Green Deal’ and Environment Commissioners travelled to Indonesia for the G20 meetings Questions remain over Brussels’ deforestation regulation The EU’s Environment Commissioner Virginijus…
Europe’s Green Deal Zeal: DOA with ASEAN Chiefs?
Is Brussels New Rules on Deforestation DOA with ASEAN? ASEAN is getting nervous about Brussels’ trade and environment rules, from its deforestation regulation to its…
Norway’s New Attack on Palm Smallholders
In this two-part exclusive, we look at how the Norwegian Government is now funding the BBC to demonise Indonesia’s palm oil industry and its long-standing…
Prices and Deforestation: WSJ Misses the Real Story
The Wall Street Journal – which is for the most part a bastion of data-based reporting aimed at markets – has joined the ranks of…
RSPO and Human Rights: Late to the Party?
RSPO is pushing out its credentials on human rights and labour rights, but it’s apparent that the organisation has come to the party a little…
Decoding Indonesia’s Palm Export Ban
The most significant story that has emerged from Indonesia this month is the possible export ban on palm oil. The announcement resulted in an additional…
‘King Richard’s palm hypocrisy gets slapped
Richard Walker, the UK supermarket heir who famously excluded palm oil from his retail chain in 2018, has had to walk back and reinstate palm…
Is Europe’s Trade Agenda Tanking in ASEAN?
Did Trevelyan succeed in Jakarta? UK Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan visited Jakarta last month with one primary purpose: salvage the Indonesia-UK roadmap. Sources had indicated…
UK-Indonesia: A Roadmap to Nowhere?
The UK and Indonesia were set to issue a new pact – known loosely as the Indonesia UK Roadmap – earlier this month. Sources indicate…
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