{"id":28614,"date":"2024-09-28T02:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T02:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gapki.id\/en\/?p=28614"},"modified":"2024-09-30T02:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T02:55:34","slug":"does-palm-oil-worsen-global-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gapki.id\/en\/news\/2024\/09\/28\/does-palm-oil-worsen-global-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Palm Oil Worsen Global Climate?"},"content":{"rendered":"

JAKARTA – The expansion of oil palm plantations has been accused to have disrupted global climate change. Is it based on the facts? The following description will answer the question.<\/p>\n

The global climate change has threatened the global communities. Actually, it is caused by global warming (IPCC, 1991; Soemarwoto, 1992; IEA, 2014), so that it has nothing to do with the expansion of global oil palm plantations.<\/p>\n

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The rising portion of solar heat trapped in the earth\u2019s atmosphere has caused the global climate change (picture-3) as indicated by the following signs:<\/p>\n

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  1. Increased evaporation;<\/li>\n
  2. Increasing warming;<\/li>\n
  3. Sea water temperature;<\/li>\n
  4. Changed condition of plants and animals;<\/li>\n
  5. Snow and ice melt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The combination of the five changes has resulted in various signs of climate change, such as increase of rainfalls , typhoon, flooding, drought, fires, and climate anomalies. The signs have been experienced by all countries in the world.<\/p>\n

    It is clear, therefore, that the current global climate change is caused by global warming, and not because of the oil palm plantations.<\/p>\n

    Scapegoating the oil palm plantations as the cause of global climate change, apart from lying to the global community, it will also not solve the problem. (*)<\/p>\n

    References<\/strong><\/p>\n