I remember learning back in school that while oil palm trees are relatively bad for the land they take up, their yields are high enough that it balances out. The environments they disrupt are a lot more marketable, which is why I think the public cares about them so much.
indonesia is the largest exporter of palm oil, and has been and is clearing old growth rainforests and peatlands for oil palms, which used to be carbon sinks. instead due to deforestation and illegal forest fires they’ve turned into one of the biggest carbon emitters instead. it’s horribly tragic, but yes, oil palms do produce a lot of cooking oil.
I remember learning back in school that while oil palm trees are relatively bad for the land they take up, their yields are high enough that it balances out. The environments they disrupt are a lot more marketable, which is why I think the public cares about them so much.
indonesia is the largest exporter of palm oil, and has been and is clearing old growth rainforests and peatlands for oil palms, which used to be carbon sinks. instead due to deforestation and illegal forest fires they’ve turned into one of the biggest carbon emitters instead. it’s horribly tragic, but yes, oil palms do produce a lot of cooking oil.