This week the European Parliament’s Development Committee (DEVE) voted on a draft report: “Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests.”
The report is aimed at eventually imposing a ban on Palm Oil imports into Europe used in the food supply chain.
The report is riddled with errors, omissions and misinformation. It’s necessary to identify and correct these errors, one by one, to … Read More
Today, the European Parliament Development Committee (DEVE) will vote on a report entitled Transparent and Accountable Management of Natural Resources in Developing Countries: The Case of Forests.
The report essentially claims that Palm Oil is the scourge of the world’s problems, and the single largest driver of deforestation. This is despite the European Commission’s own research consistently proving that this claim is inaccurate.
The vote today in the DEVE … Read More
The European oilseed industry, through the voice of a small group of rapeseed biofuel associations and companies from Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Bulgaria, has once again attacked Palm Oil’s place in European biofuels policy.
Their new line of attack is that Palm Oil’s relationship with peat soils means that it should be left out of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). A similar line is being pursued … Read More
Kuala Lumpur (11 June 2018) – Today, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) released new economic research that quantifies the negative impact to major European economies should the EU move ahead with proposed restrictions on Palm Oil biofuels under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
The research finds that almost €40 billion of EU exports and over 350,000 jobs across Europe depend on trade with Palm Oil-producing countries.
Today, EU Energy … Read More