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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. —Miettinen et al.

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Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

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Global use of biofuels will more than double between 2009 and 2015 – that is the verdict of Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Centre (see article ). Further worries include the impact on water resources.

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TSMC’s Energy Demand Drives Taiwan’s Geopolitical Future

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Moreover, in a climate-conscious global market, where TSMC gets its energy is as important as how much it’s consuming. Peter Fairley TSMC’s energy consumption exploded with the soaring global demand for its chips and the increasing complexity of its processes. Next year TSMC’s share of Taiwan’s electricity could hit 12.5

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