Reviews the environmental impacts of palm oil production for biofuel in Indonesia, including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, and air and water pollution. Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world and is a major feedstock for biodiesel and renewable diesel globally. Indonesia is the world’s leading producer of palm oil, supplying approximately half of the commodity worldwide, and is itself driving increased palm oil consumption through a domestic biofuel policy. While the oil palm is a highly efficient crop, there are severe environmental and social consequences of this rapidly expanding industry.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/ecological-impacts-palm-oil-expansion-indonesia
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chelsea-petrenko
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/julia-paltseva
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephanie-searle
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-council-clean-transportation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palm-oil
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indonesia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
