Crude palm oil exports to drop further as more palm oil goes to biodiesel: GAPKI
Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, exported 30.8 million tonnes of palm oil products in 2022, down 8.5 percent from 33.7 million tonnes a year earlier.
Environment
Funding, research hamper Indonesia’s seaweed potential for biofuel
Indonesia, the world’s largest seaweed exporter, is considering the commodity’s use in producing bio-crude to help reduce the country’s reliance on costly imported crude.
Yellow River protection efforts bolstered
The 5,464-km-long waterway flows through a total of nine provinces and regions, feeding 12 per cent of the Chinese population.
The $10 billion question: Will the pledges made in Geneva reach the flood victims in Pakistan?
With the majority of the funds pledged are in the form of loans, experts question if it would have been better to access climate change grants instead.
Top 100 firms spend 5.44 trillion won on environmental and safety efforts in 2021
The number reflects how firms are recognising the importance of incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance values into their operations.
Davos 2023: Climate change litigation set to grow, says WEF panel
There have been nearly 2,000 ligation cases globally, with around a quarter of them in the past two years alone, the panel mentioned.
An oil boss will lead UN climate talks. Will he really push the green agenda?
The decision at first glance seems riddled with conflicts of interest, given that the use of fossil fuels has caused a sharp increase in the amount of carbon emissions.
Environmentalists lambast RI-Malaysia palm oil pledge
Environmentalists are worried that the agreement will undermine the countries’ efforts to combat deforestation.
Tackle the plastic tide with proper waste management
The government needs to come up with the right framework and implement policies by cooperating with companies that are the top producers of plastic waste.
Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record
Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability and amplifying extreme weather events such as storms.