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Climate change: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb)
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21 April 2021
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New research [study questions](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) the ecological impact of increasing [imports](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) of used cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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Chip fat and other oils are thought about waste, so when they are utilized to make [biodiesel](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) it conserves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) oil.
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But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now represent more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the research study, external, there's no other way to show these [imports](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) are sustainable.
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Without any testing of what's can be found in, [specialists](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) think it is also ripe for fraud.
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Used cooking oil imports might increase deforestation
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Consumers present 'growing risk' to tropical forests
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Reducing emissions from transportation is showing to be among the toughest challenges for governments all over the world.
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They've motivated using biofuels as an important means of suppressing carbon from vehicles and trucks.
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Biofuels are typically a blend of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or veggies.
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The reality that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 means they counteract the carbon produced when used in engines.
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Soy and [palm oil](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) were as soon as commonly utilized as components of biodiesel however this practice has actually been widely [challenged](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) due to the fact that it motivates deforestation.
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So for the last years approximately, making use of used [cooking oil](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) has expanded enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.
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[Chip fat](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and other waste oils have ended up being a key component of biodiesel with an efficient market emerging across Europe to gather and process the product.
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But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) made from [UCO increasing](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) by around 40% every year considering that 2014, there just isn't enough chip fat to go around.
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According to a report from the project group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.
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Their research [study suggests](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) this is highly problematic when it comes to influence on the environment.
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While UCO is thought about a [waste product](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has actually long been used to feed animals. The report raises the question of what people in these nations are replacing the UCO with, when it is exported.
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In 2019, Malaysia exported 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and [Ireland](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile). Figures for their exports to other European countries aren't but the circulation of UCO is likely to be comparable.
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With a [population](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) of around 33 million, that's close to 3 litres per head of used oil that's collected and exported to the UK and [Ireland](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) alone.
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By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, [handled](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to collect around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are buying it, they have less utilized cooking oil to use on the things that they were previously utilizing it for," said Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.
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"And they're just purchasing more virgin oil and that virgin oil is largely palm oil, because that's the most affordable oil available.
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"So indirectly, we're just motivating more logging in Southeast Asia."
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Another significant problem with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.
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Because of need from Europe, the rate of UCO is frequently greater than palm oil. The worry is that some dishonest traders are just diluting shipments of UCO with palm.
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As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transport, and no screening of the materials is performed, some specialists think scams is rife.
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The recommendation of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is declined by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust accreditation schemes in place.
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"It is commonly known that the European Commission has actually taken appropriate actions to completely curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a brand-new database being developed by the EU will ensure that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.
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"The combination of modified certification schemes and the pan-EU track and trace database will guarantee that no sustainability issues arise in the entire biofuels and [bio-liquids supply](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) chain," he informed BBC News.
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Others in the field are worried that the database concept, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not work in stemming believed scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment explains that with shipping and aviation looking to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next years.
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"Rising the need beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these concerns, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, possibly causing indirect impacts such as logging."
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Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.
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