Malaysia backs off from WTO suit against EU on palm oil


Teresa Kok, who met EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson on Wednesday, said Malaysian palm oil was much greener than its critics claim.

BRUSSELS: Malaysia no longer plans to file a WTO lawsuit against EU restrictions on palm oil-based biofuel and will instead seek to convince European to change its treatment of the crop in a review scheduled for 2021.

The European Commission concluded last year that palm oil cultivation results in excessive deforestation and should not count towards renewable energy targets.

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