widespread destruction of tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia, said local environmental and business groups. Deforestation is estimated to account for some 20% of the world’s carbon emissions. Plantation owners in Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere continue to destroy rainforest to create space for their palm oil crops, an important feedstock for biodiesel production. Indonesia already…
AUSTRALIA: Imported biofuels harm tropical rainforests
Posted on February 11, 2009 by EnergyAsia