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Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes

The research addresses the complexities of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directives (EU RED and RED II), contextualising them within the palm oil sector in Southeast Asia, in which Indonesia and Malaysia are known to be the two largest producers and exporters of palm oil. It aims to question...

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Main Author: Varkkey, Helena
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Published: Bina Nusantara University 2021
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spelling my.um.eprints.361432023-12-27T14:06:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/36143/ Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes Varkkey, Helena T Technology (General) The research addresses the complexities of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directives (EU RED and RED II), contextualising them within the palm oil sector in Southeast Asia, in which Indonesia and Malaysia are known to be the two largest producers and exporters of palm oil. It aims to question the effect of this expanding role of markets on power dynamics and political processes. Examining these developments at different organisational scales highlights the asymmetrical power relations that circulate through such transboundary networks to shape patterns of resource access and the distribution of environmental risks. Employing a qualitative approach, the research uses case study method to reflect on how market forces and broad political dynamics establish the hybrid environmental governance regime of biofuels. The research concludes that this transboundary market approach to biofuels and palm oil should be regarded with caution, as it (1) lowers regulatory quality within the biofuels sustainability regime, (2) undermines the sustainable palm oil market, and (3) indirectly bolsters unsustainable practices outside the palm oil sector. © 2021 The authors. Bina Nusantara University 2021 Article PeerReviewed Varkkey, Helena (2021) Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes. Journal of ASEAN Studies, 9 (2). pp. 139-158. ISSN 23381361, DOI https://doi.org/10.21512/JAS.V9I2.7757 <https://doi.org/10.21512/JAS.V9I2.7757>. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124671445&doi=10.21512%2fJAS.V9I2.7757&partnerID=40&md5=ad5bb83187e7491d33c5245a224cfa0f 10.21512/JAS.V9I2.7757
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Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
description The research addresses the complexities of the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directives (EU RED and RED II), contextualising them within the palm oil sector in Southeast Asia, in which Indonesia and Malaysia are known to be the two largest producers and exporters of palm oil. It aims to question the effect of this expanding role of markets on power dynamics and political processes. Examining these developments at different organisational scales highlights the asymmetrical power relations that circulate through such transboundary networks to shape patterns of resource access and the distribution of environmental risks. Employing a qualitative approach, the research uses case study method to reflect on how market forces and broad political dynamics establish the hybrid environmental governance regime of biofuels. The research concludes that this transboundary market approach to biofuels and palm oil should be regarded with caution, as it (1) lowers regulatory quality within the biofuels sustainability regime, (2) undermines the sustainable palm oil market, and (3) indirectly bolsters unsustainable practices outside the palm oil sector. © 2021 The authors.
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title Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
title_short Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
title_full Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
title_fullStr Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
title_full_unstemmed Transboundary environmental governance in the EU and Southeast Asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
title_sort transboundary environmental governance in the eu and southeast asia: contesting hybridity in the biofuels and palm oil regimes
publisher Bina Nusantara University
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