PALM OIL
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Join our conversation with your friendly neighbourhood palm oil expert Joss Lyons-White
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Our favourite Joss quotes:
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00:14 - What is Palm oil?
03:00 - Pros
03:55 - Cons
05:05 - Impacts on people
06:12 - The land after palm oil
06:50 - Smallholders Vs Companies
07:40 - Methods of making it more sustainable
09:33 - Increasing yields
10:25 - Palm oil isn't new
12:14 - Sustainability in the Western world
13:20 - Global consumption
14:26 - Potential solution - Government regulation
15:06 - Why aren't other countries taking advantage of palm oil?
15:45 - Development Vs Environmental needs
20:25 - How can the average Joe help?
21:25 - Are there alternatives? No - Joss likes his peanut butter smooth...
22:58 - How do we know we're buying sustainable palm oil?
24:56 - What counts as sustainable palm oil? Is it all unsustainable?
26:36 - How is the demand for sustainable palm oil going to grow?
27:27 - Will governments enforce protection of their forests? Who's Pete?
29:00 - How you can help
30:48 - What if we support sustainable palm oil & the demand surpasses the supply?
31:38 - What if the world switched to buying only sustainable palm oil tomorrow?
34:22 - Summary
Palm Oil
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