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<br>Climate change: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html)<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>New research study concerns the environmental impact of increasing imports of [utilized cooking](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) oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
<br>[Chip fat](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) and other oils are considered waste, so when they are used 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 saves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.<br>
<br>But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now account for [majority](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the study, external, there's no method to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>With no screening of what's being available in, experts think it is likewise ripe for fraud.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil imports may boost deforestation<br>
<br>Consumers pose 'growing risk' to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transport is showing to be among the toughest obstacles for governments all over the world.<br>
<br>They've [encouraged](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) making use of biofuels as an important [methods](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) of [suppressing carbon](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) from cars and trucks.<br>
<br>Biofuels are typically a blend of [nonrenewable fuel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) source and oil made from plants or vegetables.<br>
<br>The fact that these crops can be re-grown and absorb more CO2 means they counteract the [carbon produced](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) when utilized in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were once extensively utilized as elements of [biodiesel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) but this practice has actually been extensively rejected due to the fact that it motivates logging.<br>
<br>So for the last decade approximately, making use of utilized cooking oil has broadened enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have become a [crucial](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) component of [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) with a reliable market springing up across Europe to gather and process the [product](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86).<br>
<br>But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year because 2014, there just isn't enough chip fat to walk around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their research study recommends this is highly problematic when it concerns effects 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 used to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what people 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](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) to other European nations aren't readily available 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 collected and exported to the UK and alone.<br>
<br>By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, managed to collect around five million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are purchasing it, they have less used cooking oil to use on the things that they were formerly using it for," said 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 simply buying more virgin oil which virgin oil is largely palm oil, since that's the most inexpensive oil available.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're simply encouraging more deforestation in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another significant problem with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.<br>
<br>Because of demand from Europe, the price of UCO is frequently greater than palm oil. The concern is that some unethical traders are merely watering down deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transport, and no testing of the materials is performed, some experts think scams is swarming.<br>
<br>The suggestion of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is declined by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust certification schemes in location.<br>
<br>"It is extensively understood that the European Commission has taken appropriate actions to [totally suppress](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
<br>He states a new database being established by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will have to be signed up.<br>
<br>"The mix of [modified certification](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will ensure that no sustainability concerns occur in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he told BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database idea, which was first mooted in 2018, may not be reliable in stemming suspected scams.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and aviation aiming 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 concerns, and [dangers](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) of using 'phony' UCO, possibly causing indirect effects such as deforestation."<br>
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