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N.B. see also Adam Harrison and Hannah Griffiths' evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, 2007
Read more: http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/food_and_drink/1376979/how_green_are_vegetable_and_rapeseed_oils.html
How green are vegetable and rapeseed oils?
Rebecca Campbell
16th May, 2012
When it comes to oils we are spoilt for choice, with more than 130 million tonnes of oil consumed every year, according to the WWF. But with demand set to increase, what sort of impact is our appetite for oil having on the planet? And which is the green choice?
Figures released by the WWF suggest that global demand for vegetable oils is expected to rise by around 54 per cent by 2020 as the global population continues to grow and becomes more affluent. But in order to meet this growing demand, huge swathes of tropical rainforest in Indonesia and Malaysia, which often include carbon peat swamps, are being cleared for rapeseed (canola), palm oil and soybean plantations. 'Palm oil is nine times more productive than soy, so nine times less land is needed to produce a tonne of oil,' explains WWF campaigner and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) representative Adam Harrison.Read more: http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/food_and_drink/1376979/how_green_are_vegetable_and_rapeseed_oils.html
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