“They found that three-quarters of the oil plantations were grown on land that had been forested in the 1970s. But three-quarters of post-1973 oil plantations were grown on land where the forest had already been chopped down for the paper and pulp industry. Only a quarter of the oil plantations replaced forested virgin land. So **we don’t quite know how much deforestation has been driven by palm oil**. Definitely some. **Much less than other products such as beef**. Nonetheless, it has been responsible for the tragic loss of forests and we should do something about it. ([Location 2160](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2160))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[palm-oil]], [[deforrestation]], [[food-production]], [[food-emissions]], [[statistics]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]