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You're right that there other contributing factors with the production of any product. I feel like you still have to take them into consideration though. Many
by jgrowl 11y ago
You're right that there other contributing factors with the production of any product. I feel like you still have to take them into consideration though.
Many are specifically worried about palm production because a lot of the areas that are being deforested are also peatlands. They burn the entire area which doesn't just burn the trees, but also a huge amount of peat. This releases a crazy amount of CO2.
You could argue that it isn't palm production's fault and that they shouldn't be burning those areas. As long as it is profitable it will continue though.
- acaloiar 11y agoI agree that all factors should be taken into consideration. But to counter I ask, if great things can be done poorly, should they not be done at all? Not to suggest that palm oil is a "great thing"; I'm generalizing my counter to the source's argumentative approach.
- pixl97 11y ago<But to counter I ask, if great things can be done poorly, should they not be done at all? Yes, all kinds of things are illegal or banned because people will choose to do the wrong thing before the right thing.
- acaloiar 11y agoI suppose a defeatist might not drink coffee because it can be grown unsustainably and farmed with slave labor, while a pragmatist recognizes the merits of fair-trade and lives a java-full life.
- jgrowl 11y agoI think great things that can be done poorly should still be done for sure. I guess I am not really arguing against you. I am just emphasizing that there could be severe future consequences for increasing palm oil demand specifically. I don't think there are any easy answers here.