Cost-Benefit Analysis of Placing Independent Smallholders in the National Biodiesel Trading System

The objective of this cost-benefit analysis study is to provide policy options that can be implemented to improve the welfare of smallholder farmers by restructuring the national biodiesel trading system…

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Assessment of the Palm Oil Replanting Program to Support Indonesia’s Green Fuel Policy

Indonesia's biodiesel policy underwent a progressive change after the government succeeded in achieving the target to implement the B20 policy in 2019, in accordance with the provisions in the Minister…

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Comparing GHG Emissions from Biodiesel Production and Fossil Fuels: Which is Lower?

By: Mutmainah Septiani, Traction Energy Asia “Global Warming” has become quite a catchphrase nowadays. The word “global” makes it an important issue, since it concerns the whole world and not…

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Policy Strategy for Improving the Traceability and Transparency of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Feedstock For Biodiesel by Including Independent Smallholders In a Sustainable Supply Chain

This Policy Paper is intended as a strategic recommendation for sustainable CPO governance policies to complement existing policies. The main points in the formulation of this policy paper are: (1)…

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