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Palm oil production is a leading cause of deforestation in Asia, but an EU ban may make matters worse.
To address this issue, in November 2016, the EU revised its renewable energy directive, which now calls for a complete ban on first-generation biofuels. Fuels made from oils such as palm oil and soy oil are being especially targeted.
Palm oil block showing the lighter color that results from boiling. Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. [1] The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from oil crops in 2014. [2]
A ban on palm oil due to fears it may cause deforestation could displace rather than halt global biodiversity losses as it would likely increase output of other oil crops to meet rising vegetable ...
The goal of the EUDR is to guarantee that the products European Union (EU) citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide. [ 1 ] The EUDR is a part of a bigger set of EU policies aimed at fighting climate change and biodiversity reduction, as codified in the European Green Deal .
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Oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) Oil palm fruit is one of the most widely produced primary crops in the world.. An estimated 1.5 million small farmers grow the crop in Indonesia, along with about 500,000 people directly employed in the sector in Malaysia, plus those connected with related industries.
Before setting up the tropical peat research institute, the Sarawak government was concerned with international non-governmental organisations (NGO) lobbying in Europe that calls for an import ban of palm oil coming from tropical peatlands because of the claims that cultivation of oil palms on peatland contributes to global greenhouse gases emissions. [9]