PALM OIL AND BIOFUELS POLICY REFORM
PALM OIL AND BIOFUELS POLICY REFORM February 2015 Dear Members of the European Parliament, We, the undersigned organisations, as representatives of civil society from across Asia, Africa and Latin America, are seriously concerned about the devastating impact that Europe’s demand for biofuels is
Palm oil mounts ‘new offensive’ in Colombia while workers decry labor conditions by Bram Ebus on 27 October 2024 Mongabay Series: Global Palm Oil. Demobilization of
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In Malaysia, Bernama news agency reports that in response to France’s ban on palm oil as a feedstock for biofuels from 2024, the country is gathering Indonesia and Colombia in February to discuss how to tackle the reduced palm oil demand that will result from the French Parliament’s policy shift.
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 by region
Colombia and Venezuela RBD palm oil was the primary feedstock used, which accounted for 94% of the total processed palm oil for biodiesel. To regulate the biofuel industry and promote its further development, the Lower House of the Parliament passed the Biofuel Industries Act in April 2007. This statute provides for the mandatory use of biofuels and the licensing of biofuel-related
EU biofuel subsidies driving unsustainable palm oil production, IISD report shows Share This GENEVA—September 9, 2013 —European Union biofuel policy is pushing up demand for palm oil, says a report released today by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Biodiesel from sustainable palm oil on degraded land at El
biofuels for road traffic by 2024, but there is not sufficient sustainable product on the market. Prestige Colombia SAS identifies an area in in Los Llanos, Colombia, that can be planted with 60.000 ha palm to produce biodiesel which comply all social and environmental standards. The
oil palm industry in Colombia as well as gauging the challenges, if any, biodiesel from palm oil whereas ethanol is produced from sugar-cane. In fact, Colombia has emerged as the largest producer of palm biodiesel and is the second largest producer of ethanol in Latin America. The Colombian government has promoted the production and use of biofuel with the aim of diversifying the country
The GrowTh of The oil Palm indusTry in Colombia
oil Palm area and disTribuTion in Colombia Oil palm cultivation in Colombia is located in four main areas, referred to as the central, northern, eastern and western regions, in 16 states. Each region differs somewhat in climate and other conditions that affect production. Detailed maps showing the distribution of plantations and mills
The Oil Palm Industry: A Blight on Afro-Colombia. Tweet. Garry Leech. June 26, 2009 In the hamlet of Imbirí la Loma in Colombia’s southwestern department of Nariño, Yaneth Sosa and her family once struggled to survive as oil palm farmers. But their lives became dire in 2007, when blight killed off most of the African palm trees in Nariño’s Tumaco municipality, where the country’s palm