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Tensions caused by a new ethanol plant in the south reveal the social and environmental challenges of India's plan for greener fuel.

The fear is that eateries could be incentivised to waste more food to meet the demand for refuse feedstocks. However, newer "synthetic" kerosene made from carbon gases are still in early stages of development.

A deforested area to give way to a palm oil plantation.

The research organisation behind investigative reports into the palm oil trade and other deforestation-risk commodities has closed after a decade due to a funding shortfall.

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi forged the alliance to demonstrate the country's climate leadership as host of the G20 summit. India is betting on blended fuels to help displace coal and oil.

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Given its rich agriculture resources, biofuel will be vital for the region's net-zero plans. Solving the feedstock crunch is necessary to meet market demands, which requires careful planning and a supply chain strategy. By Beni Suryadi, Jason Jimmy Amadeus Palenewan and Monika Merdekawati

Women often get the short end of the stick in rural areas where energy access is poor. In the drive to improve energy access, directing finance to increase the participation of women in the energy sector is necessary. By Crescencia Valentina, Monika Merdekawati and Gabriella Ienanto

As the demand for vegetable oil soars, soybean farmers are deciding whether to sell their products for food or biofuel production. With biofuel producers emerging as the highest bidders, what does this mean for the future of food security? By Arabesque

For the last decade, bioenergy has been confined to the sidelines of climate-policy debates, owing to the environmental problems associated with its production. But recent innovations have made this option for supplying sustainable, renewable energy not just viable, but necessary. By Ibrahim Thiaw

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Greenpeace ad used by Iceland in the United Kingdom has been banned for being political.

The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK's ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, 'we are anti-deforestation.'

Dutch multinational DSM's chief technology officer Marcel Wubbolts shares how the company's persistence in positioning sustainability as a core driver for profits seems to have paid off.

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Palm oil farmers working with Natural Habitats

Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.

oil palm plantation workers take a rest from work

EB Studio As global attention focuses on forests and the plight of orangutans, the untold part of the palm oil story is people. What is the industry doing to protect palm oil workers' rights and those of the people who defend their land as the industry expands?

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