Study: U.S. biofuels not to blame for Indonesia and Malaysia deforestation
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 08:41
in Earth & Climate
Since 1990, the United States has ramped up its production of biofuels—to about 16 billion gallons of ethanol and 1.6 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2017. At the same time, production of palm oil has increased nearly sixfold, mainly for food production, and with it significant deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia.