Could the EU’s ban on palm oil in biofuels do more harm
Could the EU’s ban on palm oil in biofuels do more harm than good? Unilever and Palmolive are all using sustainable palm oil in their products but negative press means they avoid any public support or promotion of sustainable palm oil for fear of misplaced consumer concerns. Malaysia’s palm oil industry hopes that an honest, fair and reciprocal trade relationship with the EU can be
The proclaimed aim of the EU’s palm oil ban is to halt deforestation, but by refusing to honour producers that have switched to sustainable agricultural practices, the EU risks doing more harm than good, argues Prof Gernot Klepper.. In January, the European Parliament (EP) voted to ban the use of palm oil for the production of biofuels in the European Union (EU) by 2024, with the proclaimed
Could the EU's ban on palm oil in biofuels do more harm
Could the EU's ban on palm oil in biofuels do more harm than good? quarta-feira, outubro 09, 2024 . In an era where trade wars and tariffs are commonplace, it is often the case that developing countries are held to double standards by Western nations. Commodities are among the pawns of political trade wars and palm oil is no different. While palm oil is controversial from a sustainability
biofuels Despite EU palm oil ban, biofuel problems will continue. Members of the European Parliament have rejected an attempt to phase out support for crop-based biofuels.
Biofuels needed but some more polluting than fossil fuels
MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels. Read more Ten years ago biofuels were seen as ideal, low-carbon, replacements for the liquid
It declined to do either. Unearthed also asked Defra if Michael Gove supported the European Parliament’s move to ban palm oil from biofuels. And we asked how the department responded to suggestions that the UK is pushing back against palm oil ban in order to win major defence contracts with Malaysia. A department spokesperson declined to comment.
Why is palm oil biodiesel bad? Transport & Environment
More than half of it (53%) of all palm imports was used to make biodiesel for cars and trucks an all-time high and 12% to generate electricity and heating another record. Palm oil used for biodiesel grew again in 2024 by 3% while the use of palm oil to make food and animal feed dropped significantly, by
MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels This article is more than 2 years old MEPs say a ban, which needs approval from the European commission, is needed to
Malaysia to press EU on planned palm oil ban in biofuels
Malaysia will press the European Union not to ban palm oil in biofuels during talks this week, the country's trade minister said Thursday, warning the move would hit the rural poor.
Malaysia will press the European Union not to ban palm oil in biofuels during talks this week, the country’s trade minister said Thursday, warning the move would hit the rural poor. The European Parliament earlier this year voted in favor of a draft law on renewable energy that calls for the use of palm oil in biofuels to be banned from 2024, amid mounting worries about its impact on the