Climate change is an issue of ever-increasing prominence and urgency, and sustainable land use and production of agricultural commodities like palm oil will play a key role in our efforts to limit its impacts. According to the IPCC, greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation account for around 10% of global emissions, but if […]
As part of our palm oil programme of support to the UK industry, Efeca recently published a briefing note on the impacts of the changes to the Renewable Energy Directive on palm oil biofuels. Over the last two years, the EU renegotiated the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) as part of the EU’s wider Clean Energy […]
As part of our palm oil programme of support to the UK industry, Efeca recently published a briefing note on lesser known tropical oils as potential substitutes for palm oil. With the rise in awareness of the sustainability issues surrounding palm oil, there has been increasing interest in lesser known tropical oils as substitutes for […]
As part of our palm oil programme of support to the UK industry, Efeca recently published a briefing note on palm and palm kernel oil use in the oleochemical sector.. Oleochemical manufacturers in the UK use palm oil and palm kernel oil and their derivatives to create ingredients for personal care and cleaning products. This […]