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Palm oil plantations absorb more carbon than tropical forests, claims Indonesian palm lobbyist

An executive for the Indonesian government’s palm oil agency suggested that the crop is a more powerful carbon sink than the natural forests that it has replaced. Experts dismiss the claim as “goofy” and “criminally misleading”.

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An executive for the Indonesian government’s palm oil agency suggested that the crop is a more powerful carbon sink than the natural forests that it has replaced. Experts dismiss the claim as “goofy” and “criminally misleading”.