# Indonesia Sounds Alarm over Brussels’ Biofuels Trojan Horse - Palm Oil Monitor

> Indonesia has sent the EU a critique of the indirect land-use change (ILUC) rules in the Renewable Energy Directive II, arguing they lack credibility. The European Commission is reportedly starting to draft a Delegated Act on deforestation criteria for biofuels.

- Date: 2018-11-05 · published 2018-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62082-indonesia-sounds-alarm-over-brussels-biofuels-trojan-horse-palm-oil-monitor
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

If EU biofuel rules penalize palm-based biofuels, demand for palm oil in the EU could fall. That would weigh on palm oil prices and on the palm oil meal and fat supply available to feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- palmoilmonitor.org: https://palmoilmonitor.org/2018/11/05/indonesia-sounds-alarm-over-brussels-biofuels-trojan-horse/

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