4 ms·

Are you ready to stop using palm oil? https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/topics/palm-oil https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/topics/palm-oil

asterix_pano 5y ago
Absolutely. However, palm oil is a much smaller cause than the animal agriculture (like 1/10).
- rexreed 5y ago
  You might be surprised by the actual facts on this matter: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/whats-causing-deforestation-new-study-reveals-global-drivers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/whats-causing-deforestatio... And in particular: "The study found that clearing forests for oil palm plantations like the one above in Sabah, Malaysia, was the leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia during 2001 and 2015." For North America, the major cause of deforestation was timber logging and forest fires. The only place where cattle ranching has a major role in deforestation is in Brazil, and even in that case is not 90% of the cause as you imply above.
  - asterix_pano 5y ago
    You need to have a look at the numbers globally. And include all the deforestation done to clear space for growing soy beans (later used to feed farmed animals). some sources below Margulis, Sergio. "Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon". World Bank Working Paper No. 22. 2003 Tabuchi, Hiroko, Rigny, Claire & White, Jeremy. "Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back". New York Times. February 2017(New) Bellantonio, Marisa, et al. "The Ultimate Mystery Meat: Exposing the Secrets Behind Burger King and Global Meat Production". Mighty Earth (New) Oppenlander, Richard A. Food Choice and Sustainability: Why Buying Local, Eating Less Meat, and Taking Baby Steps Won’t Work. . Minneapolis, MN : Langdon Street, 2013. Print.
r00fus 5y ago
If you can avoid Nutella, you can avoid palm oil (it was tough for our family but we just don't buy it). Palm oil (and it's derivatives like palm fruit oil, or palm solids) is infested throughout a lot of shelf-stable snacks.
- rexreed 5y ago
  Nutella is the least of your issues. "Palm oil is the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet." "The food industry is responsible for 72% world wide usage of palm oil. Cosmetics and cleaning products are responsible for a further 18% usage whilst 10% globally is used for biofuels and animal feed. In food, it's the fat ingredient in things like biscuits and margarine. In soap and cosmetics, it’s used as a fat to increase the thickness or viscosity of a product and it helps skin to retain moisture. Palm oil and its derivatives is often masked under 200 different names in ingredients lists. More obviously it may be listed as palm kernel, palmitic acid or even simply as vegetable oil. As of 2014, in the EU, food ingredient lists must list which type of vegetable oil they contain." From: https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/palm-oil-what-it-used https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/palm-oil-what-it-... There are alternatives to Nutella that don't use palm oil, so you don't have to be tough on your family. But note that even if Nutella disappeared tomorrow, it wouldn't make a dent on palm oil consumption. Also, if you believe what Nutella has to say about their use of Palm Oil, you don't have to feel bad for consuming it: https://www.nutella.com/int/en/inside-nutella/sustainability/palm-oil https://www.nutella.com/int/en/inside-nutella/sustainability...

asterix_pano 5y ago

Absolutely. However, palm oil is a much smaller cause than the animal agriculture (like 1/10).

rexreed 5y ago
You might be surprised by the actual facts on this matter: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/whats-causing-deforestation-new-study-reveals-global-drivers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2018/09/whats-causing-deforestatio... And in particular: "The study found that clearing forests for oil palm plantations like the one above in Sabah, Malaysia, was the leading cause of deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia during 2001 and 2015." For North America, the major cause of deforestation was timber logging and forest fires. The only place where cattle ranching has a major role in deforestation is in Brazil, and even in that case is not 90% of the cause as you imply above.
- asterix_pano 5y ago
  You need to have a look at the numbers globally. And include all the deforestation done to clear space for growing soy beans (later used to feed farmed animals). some sources below Margulis, Sergio. "Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon". World Bank Working Paper No. 22. 2003 Tabuchi, Hiroko, Rigny, Claire & White, Jeremy. "Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back". New York Times. February 2017(New) Bellantonio, Marisa, et al. "The Ultimate Mystery Meat: Exposing the Secrets Behind Burger King and Global Meat Production". Mighty Earth (New) Oppenlander, Richard A. Food Choice and Sustainability: Why Buying Local, Eating Less Meat, and Taking Baby Steps Won’t Work. . Minneapolis, MN : Langdon Street, 2013. Print.

r00fus 5y ago

If you can avoid Nutella, you can avoid palm oil (it was tough for our family but we just don't buy it). Palm oil (and it's derivatives like palm fruit oil, or palm solids) is infested throughout a lot of shelf-stable snacks.

rexreed 5y ago
Nutella is the least of your issues. "Palm oil is the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet." "The food industry is responsible for 72% world wide usage of palm oil. Cosmetics and cleaning products are responsible for a further 18% usage whilst 10% globally is used for biofuels and animal feed. In food, it's the fat ingredient in things like biscuits and margarine. In soap and cosmetics, it’s used as a fat to increase the thickness or viscosity of a product and it helps skin to retain moisture. Palm oil and its derivatives is often masked under 200 different names in ingredients lists. More obviously it may be listed as palm kernel, palmitic acid or even simply as vegetable oil. As of 2014, in the EU, food ingredient lists must list which type of vegetable oil they contain." From: https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/palm-oil-what-it-used https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/palm-oil-what-it-... There are alternatives to Nutella that don't use palm oil, so you don't have to be tough on your family. But note that even if Nutella disappeared tomorrow, it wouldn't make a dent on palm oil consumption. Also, if you believe what Nutella has to say about their use of Palm Oil, you don't have to feel bad for consuming it: https://www.nutella.com/int/en/inside-nutella/sustainability/palm-oil https://www.nutella.com/int/en/inside-nutella/sustainability...