In Indonesia, the Palm Oil Monitor reports that Indonesia has successfully pushed for the World Trade Organization to form a panel in its complaint against the EU’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). The Panel was announced Wednesday as part of a series of WTO meetings last week. The complaint was originally put forward by […]
In Belgium, taking into account the commitments of the EU on climate change emerging from various binding documents, which have already been adopted such as the Paris Agreement, Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II) as well as the proposed new […]
In Germany, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Crops formulated its policy expectations and presents it in their third edition of the Global Market Supply Report. UFOP refers to the generally good global supply situation for the most important agricultural commodities. The updated report also takes into account the raw material requirements […]
In Belgium, the Methanol Institute (MI), the trade association representing the global methanol industry this week released a paper providing input for the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) trilogue procedure currently underway between the European Council, Parliament and Commission. The Methanol Institute appeals to the negotiating parties to continue to recognize the importance of all […]
In Belgium, ahead of trilogue talks between the EU institutions on the EU’s renewable energy plans, Copa and Cogeca call for a stable long-term policy to maximize the potential of crop-based biofuels to decarbonize the transport sector. Copa and Cogeca have adopted an updated position on the promotion of EU renewable energy. Outlining key points […]
The Digest has been reporting on RED for years and more recently on RED II, but sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the proposed changes, the votes, and the backlash and criticisms, so here’s a highlight reel of the latest and greatest. You may have heard that the European Parliament voted in favor […]
By James Cogan, an Industrial Engineer at Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd Special to The Digest The CEOs of Europe’s big ethanol firms (Tereos, Cristal Union, Alco Group, Crop Energies) are under seige. They are battling imported and sometimes fake used cooking oil, not-yet-viable advanced fuels, palm oil diesel, imports from countries which didn’t even sign […]
