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INTERVIEW: How fraudulent Indonesian palm oil sneaks into EU biofuel imports as waste

Published 12:11 on April 11, 2025 / Last updated at 12:11 on April 11, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The numbers for a biofuel feedstock favoured in Europe derived from a methane-emitting palm oil byproduct don’t add up, suggesting that Europe is instead importing its clean biodiesel from banned palm oil, most likely from Indonesia, a think tank said this week.
The numbers for a biofuel feedstock favoured in Europe derived from a methane-emitting palm oil byproduct don’t add up, suggesting that Europe is instead importing its clean biodiesel from banned palm oil, most likely from Indonesia, a think tank said this week.


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