# To burn or not to burn – Juncker’s palm oil conundrum | T&E

> Transport & Environment argues the European Commission is poised to allow another decade of palm oil use in diesel, despite 70% public opposition and a Parliament vote to exclude it. The Commission committed to proposing a delegated act by February 2019.

- Date: 2019-02-01 · published 2019-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60631-to-burn-or-not-to-burn-juncker-s-palm-oil-conundrum-t-and-e
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Continued EU allowance for palm biodiesel would support demand for palm oil, while a tighter outcome would cut it, so the decision bears directly on palm oil pricing.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-02-19 | [EU palm oil ban: Jakarta not a suitable ally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66573-eu-palm-oil-ban-jakarta-not-a-suitable-ally.md) | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-05-03 | [Palm Oil News - The Critics to CSF and OF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46980-palm-oil-news-the-critics-to-csf-and-of.md) | +11.2% | +9.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-22 | [EUDR: Palm oil's readiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19737-eudr-palm-oil-s-readiness.md) | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-10 | [Indonesia Plans to Develop Cocoa, Coconut Sectors Using Palm Oil Fund](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15633-indonesia-plans-to-develop-cocoa-coconut-sectors-using-palm-oil-fund.md) | -0.0% | -1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-01 | [Unpacking the EU’s Confused Approach to Indonesian Palm Oil - Indonesia Palm Oil Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45102-unpacking-the-eu-s-confused-approach-to-indonesian-palm-oil-indonesia-palm-oil.md) | +3.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- transportenvironment.org: https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/burn-or-not-burn-junckers-palm-oil-conundrum

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