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Introduction to Sustainability of Biofuels Toward Sustainable Development Read chapter Read first chapter

2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

8. Social and Policy Issues Affecting the Sustainability of Palm Biofuel Production

Authors : Keat Teong Lee, Cynthia Ofori-Boateng

Published in: Sustainability of Biofuel Production from Oil Palm Biomass

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

Social sustainability of the palm biofuel industry stresses on the need to produce favorable social and distributional effects like employment, food security, conservation of cultures, equality in sharing between involving parties, technological advancement and training, etc., that would continue to benefit the future generation. The expansion of the oil palm biofuel industry in reaction to the climate change mitigation has necessitated the industry over social, environmental, and political sustainability of palm feedstocks production. Though the production of oil palm biomass and subsequent conversion into biofuels have positive social impacts, some research reports reveal the high rate of unemployment, homelessness and poverty among rural folks who are engaged in oil palm cultivation. This chapter outlines the factors that affect the socio-political sustainability of palm biofuels where real situations on the ground are discussed and suggestions made.

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Footnotes
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Most RSPO members produce palm oil for edible uses thus the criteria set for palm biofuels may not include these members.
 
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Metadata
Title
Social and Policy Issues Affecting the Sustainability of Palm Biofuel Production
Authors
Keat Teong Lee
Cynthia Ofori-Boateng
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Sustainability of Biofuel Production from Oil Palm Biomass

Print ISBN: 978-981-4451-69-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-4451-70-3

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-70-3_8