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Japan's green incentives chop down palm trees in search for fuel
Palm oil popular as biomass because facilities that burn it are among the cheapest to build
Published Sun, Nov 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
WHAT started as a way to cut Japan's dependence on imported fossil fuels has led to an expected surge in a different and equally controversial shipment: palm oil.
Government incentives instituted in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011 guarantee prices for power generated by renewable sources such as solar, wind and biomass.
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