What happened to Malaysia's biodiesel ambitions?

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Malaysia aimed to achieve B20 biodiesel by 2020, but three years on the country has yet to meet this target.   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BioDiesel #PalmOil #GreenerEnvironment

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00:00 Malaysia is lagging far behind Indonesia in the biofuel race, despite a long-standing

00:08 commitment to switch to biodiesel, a cleaner and greener alternative to regular diesel.

00:15 Indonesia is on the brink of producing B40 diesel, a blend of 40% palm oil and 60% fossil

00:22 fuels for the masses.

00:25 And in Malaysia, we're struggling to even get to B20.

00:30 In fact, we're already three years behind schedule.

00:34 As far back as 2006, Malaysia set a goal to produce B20 diesel by 2020.

00:41 But that did not happen for several reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic which brought

00:47 the world to a halt.

00:49 Now COVID is gone, but other issues remain, from volatile palm oil prices, infrastructure

00:55 considerations, technical challenges and the costs involved for logistics industry players.

01:01 Suchi Young, president of the Association of Hauliers Malaysia said, most of his members

01:06 will need to upgrade their fleet of vehicles to run on a higher blend of biodiesel.

01:13 In the case, cost is one thing, just haulage itself, container haulage, we have more than

01:20 15,000 vehicles in Semarang Malaysia.

01:27 Don't include other transportation like buses, like BG trucks, general cargo.

01:35 So should we be worried about falling further behind Indonesia?

01:39 Malaysia Biodiesel Association doesn't think so.

01:44 Indonesia produced more than double of palm oil compared to Malaysia.

01:48 So they will be seen to be a bit more aggressive in pursuing higher biodiesel blends.

01:54 Still, it is vital that Malaysia get back on track and work towards meeting our biodiesel

02:00 goals for a greener environment.

02:04 That is because last year Malaysia released over 230 million tons from fossil fuel emissions,

02:10 a whopping 1,600% increase from the 1970s.

02:14 The good news is that the government has not given up on its biodiesel aspirations.

02:19 In May, Deputy Prime Minister Fadilah Yusof reiterated Malaysia's commitment to progressively

02:25 raising its biodiesel mandate.

02:27 The ball is in Putrajaya's court.

02:29 So when and how will it move forward?

02:33 Jason Desmond, FMT News.

02:35 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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