Publication: Potential environment and socio-economic impact of biofuel production in Malaysia: A preliminary review
Date
2021
Authors
Mohan D.
Essam Y.
Katman H.Y.B.
Ahmed A.N.
Shamsuddin A.H.
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Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
Abstract
Malaysia is the second-biggest palm oil producer worldwide. Roughly 5.9 million hectares of area is planted with oil palm in Malaysia as recorded in 2019, making the palm oil industry one of the main income-generating industries for the country's economy. As the palm oil industry in Malaysia grows, concern has been raised as several environmental and socio-economic issues are linked with the expansion of oil palm cultivation. The findings of this research contributes towards the preliminary investigation on the effect of biofuel demand in Malaysia on potential deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions due to land use changes and water pollution due to palm oil mill effluent (POME); and the effect of biofuel demand in Malaysia on other types of crops. � Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Description
Biofuels; Deforestation; Disasters; Economic and social effects; Effluents; Gas emissions; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Industrial economics; Land use; Petroleum industry; Water pollution; Biofuel production; Land-use change; Oil industries; Oil producers; On potentials; Palm oil mill effluents; Socio-economic impacts; Socio-economics; Palm oil