The environmental impacts of palm oil and its alternatives
R. M. Beyer, A. P. Duran, T. T. Rademacher, P. Martin, C. Tayleur, S. E. Brooks, D. Coomes, P. F. Donald, F. J. Sanderson
This study compares the environmental impacts of five major vegetable oils, finding oil palm has the lowest carbon and biodiversity loss per tonne of oil but affects range-restricted species more than sunflower and rapeseed.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2020 · PreprintEcology