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<br>Climate modification: Growing doubts over [chip fat](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) [biofuel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/)<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>New research study concerns the [ecological](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) impact of increasing imports of used 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.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) it conserves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.<br>
<br>But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now [account](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) for over half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the research study, external, there's no chance to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>Without any testing of what's can be found in, specialists believe it is also ripe for scams.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil [imports](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) might increase deforestation<br>
<br>[Consumers](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) present 'growing risk' to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transportation is showing to be among the toughest difficulties for [governments](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) all over the world.<br>
<br>They have actually motivated the use of biofuels as a crucial methods of curbing carbon from automobiles and lorries.<br>
<br>Biofuels are normally a blend of [nonrenewable fuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) source and oil made from plants or veggies.<br>
<br>The fact that these crops can be re-grown and take in more CO2 suggests they counteract the carbon discharged when used in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were once extensively used as elements of [biodiesel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) however this [practice](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) has been widely rejected due to the fact that it encourages logging.<br>
<br>So for the last years or two, the usage of utilized cooking oil has actually expanded enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have ended up being a crucial part of [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) with a reliable market [springing](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) up throughout Europe to collect and process the item.<br>
<br>But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year because 2014, there merely isn't sufficient chip fat to walk around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the project group Transport & Environment, external, majority of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their study recommends this is [extremely](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) troublesome when it concerns effect on the [environment](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).<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has actually long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what individuals in these countries are replacing 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 to other aren't readily available however 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 alone.<br>
<br>By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, [handled](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to gather around five million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are buying it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to use on the things that they were formerly using it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
<br>"And they're just buying more virgin oil and that virgin oil is mostly palm oil, because that's the least expensive oil readily available.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more logging in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another major issue with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.<br>
<br>Because of need from Europe, the cost of UCO is typically greater than palm oil. The concern is that some unscrupulous traders are simply diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transport, and no screening of the materials is performed, some experts believe scams is swarming.<br>
<br>The suggestion of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust accreditation schemes in place.<br>
<br>"It is commonly understood that the European [Commission](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) has actually taken appropriate actions to entirely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
<br>He states a new database being developed by the EU will guarantee that trading, certification and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.<br>
<br>"The mix of [modified certification](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) plans and the pan-EU track and [trace database](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) will guarantee that no sustainability issues develop in the whole biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he told BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was first mooted in 2018, might not work in stemming believed fraud.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and aviation aiming to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, need for UCO might double over the next years.<br>
<br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and risks of utilizing 'fake' UCO, potentially causing indirect impacts such as logging."<br>
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