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This new #palmoil tool does not include a single brand from #India #China #Indonesia or #Malaysia, the four largest consumption markets for palm oil, accounting for the majority of demand, and, likely, an even greater percentage of deforestation due to lax due diligence requirements.

We're not going to solve supply chain deforestation by only focusing on global north demand.

https://palmwatch.inclusivedevelopment.net/


PalmWatch: Tracking the Impact of Big Brands' Palm Oil Use

Discover how major brands' palm oil use drives deforestation and environmental change with PalmWatch, an open-access tool powered by data science and open-source intelligence.
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#China #India #indonesia #Malaysia #palmoil
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Mx. Alba :heart_nb:
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The vast majority of palm oil isn't used for human consumption, but for industrial processes. Since we're moving away from petrochemical processes, palm oil is increasingly being used to create bioplastics, biodiesel, biolubricants etc. In fact, reducing palm oil in food causes MORE environmental impact because the palm oil in the food will then be replaced by another vegetable oil that is less efficiently produced and causes more environmental harm. The way to stop the destruction of Indonesian rainforests isn't to ban palm oil from food, it's to stop using (bio)diesel, (bio)lubricants and (bio)plastics.
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Palm Oil Detectives
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@MxAlba Not necessarily. There are now many competing alternatives to #palmoil made in a lab completely without #deforestation. These are synthesised from algae, yeast, microbes, CO2 and fungi across multiple different competing projects. #Boycottpalmoil https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/09/11/reasons-to-hope-palm-oil-alternatives-made-without-deforestation/

Reasons to Hope: Palm Oil Alternatives Made Without Deforestation

Environmental organisation Milieudefensie have calculated that every second, around 169 trees are cut down in tropical rainforests. So the race is on to find a real solution to stop this!…
Palm Oil Detectives
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@MxAlba @palmoildetectives The efficiency/productivity/yield argument is an inaccurate and dangerous #palmoil industry talking point. I did a piece exploring this back in 2021

https://chinadialogue.net/en/food/palm-oils-high-yield-masks-environmental-impact/


Palm oil’s high yield masks environmental impact

Advocates see higher yields per hectare as a path to sustainable palm oil, but face scepticism around land conversion and life-cycle emissions
Coroneo-Seaman Joe (China Dialogue)
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Palm Oil Detectives
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@MxAlba This is an excellent article Nithin thank you for sharing...will share widely to Twitter as well
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Nithin Coca నితిన్
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@palmoildetectives @MxAlba thank you! Appreciate you helping get this out there, and combating the palm oil industry's inaccurate messaging.
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