INDONESIA GEARS UP FOR CHALLENGE TO EU PALM OIL DIRECTIVE

02/04/2019

Indonesia has announced its intentions to challenge a European Union directive, known as RED II, that aims to stop the use of crops that cause deforestation in transportation fuel by 2030. The country is concerned that the directive will unfairly target palm oil, of which it is the world's top producer. A government document outlining Indonesia's stance on the directive claims that the method use to measure the risk of unintended carbon emissions was not internationally recognized and not applicable in a tropical region. For the full story, see https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-eu-palmoil/indonesia-to-cha….