The Missionary Position: The export of carbon guilt to the developing worldThe advocates of renewable energy have long chanted a mantra of “green jobs, energy security and lower emissions”, but in country after country we continue to see a fork in the road emerging whereby individual nations are forced to make choices between lowering (global) emissions or developin
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NORWEGIAN CANCELLATION OF INVESTMENT IN MALAYSIAN LOGGERSLondon, 27 August 2010: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commends Norway’s divestment of its pension fund’s shares in Malaysian loggers Samling Global this week, but calls for a more comprehensive review of the fund's wider investments of over $400 million in
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Malaysia deforestation: Can palm oil plantations be good news?
Whilst the latest news on Malaysian deforestation is bad, it must be recognised that palm oil can be a positive force for the countries where it is grown, writes Adam Harrison of the World Wildlife Fund.
One of the biggest drivers of forest loss in Malaysia and Indonesia is palm oil.
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