The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is strategically important for the palm oil industry to tackle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions early, instead of having to later react to government policies.
Responding to recent StarBiz articles that highlighted Malaysian oil palm growers’ objection to the fact that the revised RSPO Principles & Criteria (P&C) seek to minimise GHG emissions from new plantings, RSPO secretary general Darrel Webber said that various players along the palm oil supply chain believed that the issue of GHG emissions should be addressed now rather than later in order to stay ahead of the curve on the current discussions globally.
“In fact, some countries already have GHG-linked policies that mandate companies to report their emissions. Many other countries are exploring similar policies. It is highly strategic then to address this issue now within the RSPO rather than wait for policies (shaped without consultation) to be imposed on the industry in the near future,” he added in a statement issued to StarBiz on Friday.
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