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Greenpeace says biodiesel demand not a significant driver of Amazon deforestation; Asian deforestation a concern
In Brazil, a comprehensive report report in Biodiesel magazine on deforestation and soy cultivation quotes Greenpeace in saying that “Biodiesel demand for soy oil is not seen as a significant driver of Amazon deforestation. Most of the soya grown in Brazil including what is grown on illegal plantations is for animal and human consumption, and [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “A Valero representative endorsed [EPA's] emission assessments.”
From AlphaGalileo: “Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities’ wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published 12 June in Science. The study, by an international team including researchers at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, shows that levels of development revert back to well below [...]
Amazon deforestation dropping, despite land use change predicted by ILUC?
DTN, reporting in depth on actual land use change in Brazil, said that “Amazon deforestation has fallen for the past five years, from 10,588 square miles in 2004 to 4,620 square miles last year, according to figures from Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research (INPE).”
Indirect Land Use Change models suggest that increased ethanol production in [...]
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