# Green Deal diplomacy needs to be in focus in 2021 - IEEP AISBL

> IEEP argues that the European Green Deal is effectively foreign policy and calls for a more holistic diplomatic approach to its external impacts. It points to the US return to the Paris Agreement and postponed COP meetings as near-term opportunities.

- Date: 2021-02-22 · published 2021-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48670-green-deal-diplomacy-needs-to-be-in-focus-in-2021-ieep-aisbl
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Green Deal external measures could eventually affect trade in deforestation-linked commodities such as soy and palm oil. The article describes policy direction rather than a concrete price change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-12-11 | [Green Deal could be a springboard for ambitious forest action - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55609-green-deal-could-be-a-springboard-for-ambitious-forest-action-fern.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2020-03-18 | [Towards post-2020 regime for biodiversity: making EU trade deliver for conservation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54144-towards-post-2020-regime-for-biodiversity-making-eu-trade-deliver-for.md) | +7.6% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-12-11 | [IEEP’s response to the public consultation on deforestation and forest degradation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49668-ieep-s-response-to-the-public-consultation-on-deforestation-and-forest.md) | +4.2% | +19.2% |
| SOY | 2021-07-09 | [Farm Community Says Crop Insurance Needs To Be Fixed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46058-farm-community-says-crop-insurance-needs-to-be-fixed.md) | +4.1% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2020-10-02 | [Officials Agree to Deepen Lower Mississippi \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50545-officials-agree-to-deepen-lower-mississippi-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| SBM | 2020-03-18 | [Towards post-2020 regime for biodiversity: making EU trade deliver for conservation - IEEP AISBL](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54144-towards-post-2020-regime-for-biodiversity-making-eu-trade-deliver-for.md) | +11.3% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2020-09-16 | [Green Deal: measures to step up the fight against global deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51139-green-deal-measures-to-step-up-the-fight-against-global-deforestation.md) | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| SBM | 2021-02-11 | [Argentina decides not to increase grain export taxes \| 2021-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48460-argentina-decides-not-to-increase-grain-export-taxes-2021-02-11-world-grain.md) | +1.5% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- ieep.eu: https://ieep.eu/news/green-deal-diplomacy-needs-to-be-in-focus-in-2021/

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