▁from ▁so y ▁oil ▁results , ▁on ▁average , ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 7 % ▁reduction ▁in ▁green house ▁g ases ▁compared ▁to ▁pet role um ▁dies el , ▁and ▁b iod ies el ▁produced ▁from ▁waste ▁gre ase ▁results ▁in ▁an ▁ 8 6 % ▁reduction . ▁See ▁chapter ▁ 2 . 6 ▁of ▁the ▁E PA ▁report ▁for ▁more ▁detailed ▁information . ▁ ▁However , ▁environmental ▁organizations , ▁for ▁example , ▁Rain for est ▁Res cue ▁and ▁Green pe ace , ▁critic ize ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁plants ▁used ▁for ▁b iod ies el ▁production , ▁e . g ., ▁oil ▁pal ms , ▁so y beans ▁and ▁sugar ▁can e . ▁They ▁say ▁the ▁def or est ation ▁of ▁rain for ests ▁ex ac erb ates ▁climate ▁change ▁and ▁that ▁sensitive ▁e cos ystem s ▁are ▁destroyed ▁to ▁clear ▁land ▁for ▁oil ▁pal m , ▁so y bean ▁and ▁sugar ▁can e ▁plant ations . ▁Moreover , ▁that ▁bio fu els ▁contribute ▁to ▁world ▁hung er , ▁seeing ▁as ▁a rable ▁land ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁used ▁for ▁growing ▁food s . ▁The ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁( E PA ) ▁published ▁data ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁showing ▁that ▁bio fu els ▁made ▁from ▁pal m ▁oil ▁will ▁not ▁count ▁towards ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁renew able ▁fu els ▁mand ate ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁climate - friend ly . ▁Environment al ists ▁welcome ▁the ▁conclusion ▁because ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁oil ▁pal m ▁plant ations ▁has