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<br>Climate modification: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL)<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>New research study questions the environmental impact of increasing imports of [utilized](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other oils are thought about waste, so when they are utilized to make [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) it conserves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) oil.<br>
<br>But such is the need across Europe that now represent more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the study, external, there's no other way to prove these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>With no testing of what's being available in, professionals believe it is also ripe for fraud.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil imports might increase deforestation<br>
<br>Consumers posture 'growing risk' to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transportation is [proving](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) to be one of the hardest obstacles for federal governments all over the world.<br>
<br>They've encouraged using biofuels as an important ways of [curbing carbon](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) from cars and trucks and trucks.<br>
<br>Biofuels are typically 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 take in more CO2 means they cancel out the [carbon produced](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) when used in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were as soon as commonly used as [components](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of [biodiesel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) however this [practice](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) has been commonly rejected due to the fact that it motivates deforestation.<br>
<br>So for the last decade or so, making use of used cooking oil has expanded massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have actually ended up being a key part of [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) with a reliable industry [emerging](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) throughout Europe to collect and process the item.<br>
<br>But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year considering that 2014, there merely isn't adequate chip fat to walk around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the project group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their study recommends this is highly troublesome when it concerns influence on the environment.<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste product in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what [individuals](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) in these countries are changing the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
<br>In 2019, Malaysia exported 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their [exports](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to other [European nations](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) aren't readily available however the flow of UCO is likely to be similar.<br>
<br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of used oil that's collected and [exported](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
<br>By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, handled to [collect](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are purchasing it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to use on the things that they were previously utilizing it for," said Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
<br>"And they're just purchasing more virgin oil and that virgin oil is mainly palm oil, because that's the cheapest oil offered.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're simply motivating more deforestation in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another significant problem with UCO is the suspicion of scams.<br>
<br>Because of need from Europe, the rate of UCO is typically greater than palm oil. The worry is that some unscrupulous traders are just diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of various types are blended in bulk for transport, and no screening of the products is brought out, some experts believe fraud is rife.<br>
<br>The recommendation of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust certification schemes in location.<br>
<br>"It is widely known that the European Commission has actually taken appropriate steps to completely curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) markets," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
<br>He says a new database being established by the EU will guarantee that trading, certification and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will have to be registered.<br>
<br>"The combination of revised certification schemes and the pan-EU track and trace [database](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) will guarantee that no sustainability concerns occur 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 very first mooted in 2018, may not be reliable in stemming thought fraud.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and air travel wanting to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO might double over the next years.<br>
<br>"Rising the need beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and threats of utilizing 'fake' UCO, potentially resulting in [indirect](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) impacts such as logging."<br>
<br>Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.<br>
<br>Related subjects<br>
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