Our Changing Climate The real problem with Palm Oil Posted: February 18, 2025 | Last updated: February 18, 2025 In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the effects of ...

Globally, palm oil supplies 40% of the world’s vegetable oil demand on just under 6% of the land used to produce all vegetable oils. To get the same amount of alternative oils like soybean, coconut, ...

C16 Biosciences combine nature and biotechnology to produce a clean oil that can be used in place of palm oil or other vegetable oils. They use fermentation – the same process used to make beer, ...

THE Malaysian palm oil industry has had a head start when it comes to addressing sustainability as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, due to the demand, since the ...

Human rights abuses such as child labor are also a major problem. There are ethical providers of the commodity. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certifies palm oil products that meet ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples ...

Fruits from an oil palm tree. Oil can be created either from the fruit itself or from the hard stone (kernel) inside. It’s not something we commonly see in bottles on supermarket shelves ...

Indonesia recorded nearly 180 crocodile attacks last year, with 92 fatalities. Some say palm-oil plantations are making the problem worse Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her ...

added that the shortage of the bottled cooking oil was a nationwide problem, probably due to the “all-time high” crude palm oil prices. “The global market price for crude palm oil is ...

which has only added to the problem. Export bans have affected food products from wheat and beef to palm oil, as countries scramble to protect domestic prices and maintain food security.

JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) - Indonesian prosecutors on Monday handed over more than 221,000 hectares (546,000 acres) of illegal palm oil plantations seized as part of an on-going corruption probe ...