Palm oil-based biofuels and sustainability in southeast Asia: A review of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
By Ishan Mukherjee, Benjamin Sovacool. 2014
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By extensively reviewing the current state of knowledge, this paper explores the sustainability implications of palm oil biodiesel in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Both ecological and environmental vitality as well as socio-economic equity are emphasized in the authors׳ exploration of sustainability in the three country cases. The article observes that the main environmental sustainability considerations of palm oil biodiesel include its capacity to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, its carbon debt and its repercussions on forestry, biodiversity, and soil and water quality. Issues surrounding socio-economic sustainability encompass how palm oil biodiesel affects food security in Southeast Asia, along with the impact of palm oil production on rural livelihoods and land-tenure. The authors firstly explore the origins, drivers and current technologies surrounding palm oil biodiesel development in the region. They then present the three country cases in order to concentrate on the particular policies, challenges and opportunities that uniquely impact the sustainability of biodiesel development in each locale.
Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Ecology
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- Role of bioenergy, biorefinery and bioeconomy in sustainable development: Strategic pathways for Malaysia (2018, unknown): “5 MW of electricity from MSW in August 2009 and it is expected that, with the policies adopted by the Government, the total installations will rise to 360 MW by 2022 [129,130].”
- Circles, spirals, pyramids and cubes: why the circular economy cannot work (2018, background): “Palm oil production has devastating impacts on habitats (Mukherjee and Sovacool 2014).”