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A Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

Global hunger and deforestation: Excessive consumption of bio-based diesel fuels has already contributed to the 2022 global food crisis , and is accelerating deforestation caused by increased soybean and palm oil cultivation around the world. percent or even 39 percent with a commensurate increase in costs for California drivers.

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Emergency? Part 4

Legal Planet

Right now, oil companies have political power sufficient to preclude a change in liability that would result in oil industry obligation. Next time: ending deforestation. Here’s Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 ). This is a massive subsidy to oil companies and a significant source of methane emissions. Download as PDF The post Emergency?