How Singapore Can Help Stop Haze: The Palm Oil Factor

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Chapter 14 in Pollution Across Borders:Transboundary Fire, Smoke and Haze in Southeast Asia, 2018, pp 155-188 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Background to the hazeCauses of the hazeWhy palm oil is key to stopping the hazeSingapore’s hand in the palm oil industryAssessment of palm oil alternativesAssessment of consumption reduction as a solutionIs haze-free palm oil possible?Regulated standardsNo Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE)Access to market as a leverageAccess to finance as a leverageSummary of recommendations

Keywords: Transboundary Pollution; Air Pollution; Pollution; Haze; ASEAN Haze; SEA Haze; Environmental Economics; Externality; Slash and Burn; Palm Oil Plantation; Pulpwood Plantation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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