Indonesia’s biofuel bid threatens more deforestation for oil palm plantations

Mongabay
Dec 21, 2020, 1:16 am180 pts
JAKARTA — An Indonesian government program to phase out diesel for an alternative made from palm oil could spur massive deforestation for palm plantations spanning an area a fifth the size of Borneo. The biodiesel transition program, the world’s most ambitious, will require 15 million hectares (37 million…

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