News Headline
Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation
Source
BBC News
Publication Date
2021-12-08
Indonesia pledged at the recent COP26 climate summit that its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030 and then start to fall. It's also said that it will end deforestation by that same date. But to reduce emissions from its transport sector, it's relying on using more biofuels - production of which can lead to the loss of forested land.