Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production

The palm oil industry has an excellent opportunity to contribute to achieving the emission reduction targets set in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). This research offers a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission mitigation scenario model that can be used for oil palm companies. The study was cond...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nur Usmani Fajrina, Nisrina Amri Nada, Dwiputro Aristyo, Simanjuntak Fransisca, Ary Kurniawan Dian, Darma Tarigan Suria, Sahari Bandung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
Series:BIO Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/26/bioconf_istakcos2024_02001.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850152324342743040
author Nur Usmani Fajrina
Nisrina Amri Nada
Dwiputro Aristyo
Simanjuntak Fransisca
Ary Kurniawan Dian
Darma Tarigan Suria
Sahari Bandung
author_facet Nur Usmani Fajrina
Nisrina Amri Nada
Dwiputro Aristyo
Simanjuntak Fransisca
Ary Kurniawan Dian
Darma Tarigan Suria
Sahari Bandung
author_sort Nur Usmani Fajrina
collection DOAJ
description The palm oil industry has an excellent opportunity to contribute to achieving the emission reduction targets set in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). This research offers a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission mitigation scenario model that can be used for oil palm companies. The study was conducted from November 2023 to July 2024 in oil palm plantations in Siak Regency, Riau Province. Carbon emissions were calculated using the RSPO GHG Calculator, focusing on operational activities. The carbon reduction scenario is developed based on several factors, such as carbon emission structure, cost of reduction initiative, and its effect on productivity. The total of GHG emissions generated from palm oil production was recorded to be 111,780 tCO2-eq/year, in which the biggest source of emissions comes from peatland cultivation, followed by Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), agronomic activities such as fertiliser application, and fossil fuel combustion. The establishment of Methane Capture plays a key role in the carbon reduction scenario. Mitigation scenario by establishing a methane capture (MC), combined with peatland rewetting, and application of B30 is expected to significantly reduce GHG emissions up to 37.12%, while still maintaining crop productivity.
format Article
id doaj-art-8993e792907247aaa4efdce772c19f5a
institution OA Journals
issn 2117-4458
language English
publishDate 2025-01-01
publisher EDP Sciences
record_format Article
series BIO Web of Conferences
spelling doaj-art-8993e792907247aaa4efdce772c19f5a2025-08-20T02:26:01ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582025-01-011750200110.1051/bioconf/202517502001bioconf_istakcos2024_02001Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil productionNur Usmani Fajrina0Nisrina Amri Nada1Dwiputro Aristyo2Simanjuntak Fransisca3Ary Kurniawan Dian4Darma Tarigan Suria5Sahari Bandung6Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Faculty of Multidisciplinary, IPB UniversityDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Faculty of Multidisciplinary, IPB UniversityPT Astra Agro LestariPT Astra Agro LestariPT Astra Agro LestariDepartment of Soil Science and Land Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB UniversityPT Astra Agro LestariThe palm oil industry has an excellent opportunity to contribute to achieving the emission reduction targets set in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). This research offers a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission mitigation scenario model that can be used for oil palm companies. The study was conducted from November 2023 to July 2024 in oil palm plantations in Siak Regency, Riau Province. Carbon emissions were calculated using the RSPO GHG Calculator, focusing on operational activities. The carbon reduction scenario is developed based on several factors, such as carbon emission structure, cost of reduction initiative, and its effect on productivity. The total of GHG emissions generated from palm oil production was recorded to be 111,780 tCO2-eq/year, in which the biggest source of emissions comes from peatland cultivation, followed by Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), agronomic activities such as fertiliser application, and fossil fuel combustion. The establishment of Methane Capture plays a key role in the carbon reduction scenario. Mitigation scenario by establishing a methane capture (MC), combined with peatland rewetting, and application of B30 is expected to significantly reduce GHG emissions up to 37.12%, while still maintaining crop productivity.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/26/bioconf_istakcos2024_02001.pdf
spellingShingle Nur Usmani Fajrina
Nisrina Amri Nada
Dwiputro Aristyo
Simanjuntak Fransisca
Ary Kurniawan Dian
Darma Tarigan Suria
Sahari Bandung
Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
BIO Web of Conferences
title Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
title_full Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
title_fullStr Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
title_full_unstemmed Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
title_short Carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
title_sort carbon emission reduction scenario in palm oil production
url https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/26/bioconf_istakcos2024_02001.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT nurusmanifajrina carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction
AT nisrinaamrinada carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction
AT dwiputroaristyo carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction
AT simanjuntakfransisca carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction
AT arykurniawandian carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction
AT darmatarigansuria carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction
AT saharibandung carbonemissionreductionscenarioinpalmoilproduction