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<br>Climate modification: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile)<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>New research questions the ecological impact of increasing imports of utilized cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are used to make [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) it saves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) oil.<br>
<br>But such is the demand across Europe that imports now account for more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the research study, external, there's no other way to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>Without any testing of what's coming in, specialists believe it is also ripe for fraud.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil imports may enhance deforestation<br>
<br>[Consumers pose](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) 'growing hazard' to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transport is [proving](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) to be among the toughest obstacles for [federal governments](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) all over the world.<br>
<br>They've encouraged making use of biofuels as an essential ways of suppressing carbon from [automobiles](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) and lorries.<br>
<br>Biofuels are usually a mix of nonrenewable fuel source and oil made from plants or veggies.<br>
<br>The fact that these crops can be re-grown and absorb more CO2 means they counteract the [carbon produced](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) when used in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and [palm oil](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) were as soon as widely utilized as elements of [biodiesel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) however this practice has been commonly rejected since it motivates logging.<br>
<br>So for the last years approximately, the usage of [utilized cooking](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) oil has actually expanded enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have ended up being a key component of with an efficient industry emerging across Europe to collect and process the product.<br>
<br>But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year because 2014, there merely isn't sufficient chip fat to go around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the project group [Transport](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) & Environment, external, over half of the UCO utilized in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their research [study recommends](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) this is extremely troublesome when it comes to influence on the environment.<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste product in the UK, in China, [Indonesia](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) and Malaysia it has actually long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what people in these nations are [replacing](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
<br>In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other European nations aren't offered but the flow of UCO is likely to be comparable.<br>
<br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of used oil that's gathered and exported to the UK and [Ireland](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) alone.<br>
<br>By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, managed to gather around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are purchasing it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to utilize on the important things that they were previously using it for," stated Greg Archer with [Transport](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) & Environment.<br>
<br>"And they're just buying more virgin oil which virgin oil is largely palm oil, since that's the cheapest oil offered.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're simply motivating more deforestation in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another significant issue with UCO is the suspicion of scams.<br>
<br>Because of demand from Europe, the rate of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The worry is that some unscrupulous traders are just diluting shipments of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transport, and no screening of the products is performed, some professionals believe scams is swarming.<br>
<br>The idea of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust accreditation plans in location.<br>
<br>"It is widely known that the European Commission has taken relevant steps to entirely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
<br>He says a brand-new database being developed by the EU will guarantee that trading, certification and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will have to be signed up.<br>
<br>"The mix of [revised accreditation](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) schemes and the pan-EU track and trace database will make sure that no sustainability issues emerge in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was first mooted in 2018, may not be efficient in stemming suspected scams.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and air travel looking to decarbonise by using biofuels, need for UCO might double over the next decade.<br>
<br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these concerns, and threats of using 'fake' UCO, possibly resulting in indirect impacts such as logging."<br>
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