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EPA finds that both biodiesel and renewable diesel from palm oil fail to meet GHG reduction threshold for RFS program

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Source: EPA. EPA has published a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) on this to provide an opportunity to comment on the analyses. Source: EPA. In the lifecycle assessment for palm oil fuels, EPA utilized models developed for the final RFS2 rule. However, EPA also undertook a more detailed assessment of Malaysia and.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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Based on visual interpretation of high-resolution (30 m) satellite images, a new study in the journal Global Change Biology: Bioenergy determined that industrial plantations covered over 3.1 When peat swamps are drained for agriculture, the peat begins to decompose, and is an enormous source of carbon emissions.

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Neste-led project verified 50% methane emission reduction at palm oil mills using belt filter press

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The project took place in palm oil mills in Indonesia and Malaysia, and was conducted in collaboration with a palm oil company KLK, a Dutch sustainable trade organization IDH, and an international certification system ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification). Source: EPA. Schematic of a belt filter press.

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