Earthsight has published fresh criticism against the EU’s plan to rely on green labels to stem deforestation in countries that export to the EU. Seen against the backdrop provided by Earthsight’s criticism of green labels and the Stockholm Environment Institute’s recommendations for ‘due diligence legislation’ the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil scheme stands out as a pioneer as a nationally mandated certification scheme.

As the debates around COP26 rages on what countries and what industries should be doing more to stop the natural disasters caused by climate change, there has been a new surge of pledges by both countries and companies towards a net zero goal.

Understanding the importance of these actions in reducing palm oil emissions can be seen through the contribution of emissions from various sectors of agriculture. The FAO has a comprehensive report which details emissions from land use to enteric fermentation to on-farm energy use.

The increasing adoption of the MSPO certification scheme strengthens Malaysia's potential to work towards achieving all the goals within the UNSDG. The five principles of the Revised MSPO Standards MS2530:2022 are designed to provide a balance between the need for sustainability and economic growth.

Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday were set to unveil legislation to reduce illegal deforestation globally by restricting the trade of certain agricultural commodities, such as palm oil and cattle, produced with those methods.

“Agriculture is a significant contributor to anthropogenic global warming, and reducing agricultural emissions—largely methane and nitrous oxide—could play a significant role in climate change mitigation.” Frontiersin