Prediction of carbondioxide emissions from crude palm oil industry case study: Palm Oil Mill X in Kampar Regency of Riau Province

Abstract

The effects of solar radiation that are trapped in Earth’s atmosphere, because these events take place repeatedly, then there is accumulation of solar radiation in the earth’s atmosphere that causes the temperature on earth to become warmer. One of the industrial sectors that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia is the palm oil mill. Indonesia is one of the largest producers of crude palm oil in the world. Palm oil agribusiness invites national and global attention related to environmental issues because they’re one of major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The research will be conducted on one of the existing Palm Oil Mill in Riau Province. The Mill that sampled is located at Kampar Regency. Primary data was obtained through field observation and interview with company employee. While the secondary data is obtained from the company’s regular reports and the relevant literature. From this research, the total emissions generated from the palm oil mill X are 1,405.83 Kiloton CO2 equivalent/year, with the largest emissions coming from the use of boilers in POM X which account for 81 % of total emissions of 1,138.77 Kiloton CO2 equivalent/year.