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Climate change: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL)
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21 April 2021
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New research questions the [ecological](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) effect of increasing imports of used cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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[Chip fat](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) and other oils are considered waste, so when they are utilized to make [biodiesel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) it conserves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.
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But such is the need throughout Europe that imports now account for over half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the research study, external, there's no chance to show these imports are sustainable.
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Without any testing of what's can be found in, [experts](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) think it is also ripe for scams.
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Used cooking oil imports may boost deforestation
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Consumers pose 'growing danger' to tropical forests
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Reducing emissions from transport is proving to be one of the most difficult difficulties for federal governments all over the world.
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They have actually encouraged making use of biofuels as a crucial methods of suppressing carbon from vehicles and trucks.
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Biofuels are normally a blend of nonrenewable fuel source and oil made from plants or vegetables.
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The [reality](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 [suggests](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) they counteract the carbon discharged when utilized in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were as soon as commonly utilized as elements of [biodiesel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) however this [practice](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) has been commonly rejected because it encourages deforestation.
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So for the last decade or so, the use of utilized cooking oil has expanded massively as an alternative [feedstock](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) for fuel.
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[Chip fat](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) and other waste oils have ended up being a crucial element of [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) with an effective market emerging throughout Europe to collect and process the item.
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But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year because 2014, there merely isn't adequate 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 utilized](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) in Europe is imported.
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Their research study suggests this is highly problematic when it comes to effect on the environment.
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While UCO is considered a waste material in the UK, in China, [Indonesia](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) and Malaysia it has long been used to feed animals. The report raises the question of what people in these nations are [replacing](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) the UCO with, when it is exported.
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In 2019, 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other European nations aren't offered however the circulation of UCO is most likely to be [comparable](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).
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With a [population](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) 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.
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By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, handled to [collect](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) around five million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are purchasing it, they have less used cooking oil to utilize on the important things that they were previously utilizing it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.
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"And they're just purchasing more virgin oil which virgin oil is largely palm oil, since that's the most affordable oil offered.
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"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more deforestation in Southeast Asia."
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Another major problem with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.
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Because of need from Europe, the cost of UCO is typically greater than palm oil. The concern is that some unethical traders are just diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are blended in bulk for transport, and no testing of the materials is brought out, some specialists think scams is swarming.
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The recommendation 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.
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"It is extensively known that the European Commission has actually taken appropriate [actions](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) to totally 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," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a new database being established by the EU will make sure that trading, accreditation and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.
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"The combination of modified accreditation plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will make sure that no sustainability concerns arise in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.
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Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not be efficient in stemming believed scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and air travel looking to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next decade.
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"Rising the need beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and dangers of using 'phony' UCO, potentially resulting in indirect effects such as deforestation."
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