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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>354 Comments<br>
<br>New research study concerns the ecological effect of rising imports of used [cooking](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) 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.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) it conserves carbon [emissions](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) by [displacing fossil](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) oil.<br>
<br>But such is the demand across Europe that imports now [account](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) for majority 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>Without any testing of what's being available in, professionals believe it is likewise ripe for fraud.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil imports may enhance deforestation<br>
<br>Consumers posture 'growing hazard' to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transport is proving to be among the hardest challenges for governments all over the world.<br>
<br>They've motivated the use of biofuels as an important means of curbing carbon from vehicles and lorries.<br>
<br>Biofuels are typically a mix of nonrenewable fuel source and oil made from plants or vegetables.<br>
<br>The fact that these crops can be re-grown and absorb more CO2 implies they cancel out the [carbon emitted](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) when used in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were as soon as widely used as components of [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) however this practice has actually been widely [discredited](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) because it encourages logging.<br>
<br>So for the last years approximately, making use of used cooking oil has actually broadened massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have actually ended up being an essential component of [biodiesel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) with an effective market springing up throughout Europe to gather and process the product.<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 since 2014, there merely isn't adequate [chip fat](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to walk around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the [project](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) group Transport & Environment, external, majority of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their research study recommends this is extremely troublesome when it pertains to effect on the [environment](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86).<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste product in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has long been used to . The report raises the [concern](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) of what people in these nations are [changing](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
<br>In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their [exports](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) to other European countries aren't readily available but the circulation 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 individuals, handled to [collect](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) around five million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are buying it, they have less utilized cooking oil to use on the important things that they were formerly utilizing it for," said Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
<br>"And they're just purchasing more virgin oil which virgin oil is largely palm oil, since that's the cheapest oil offered.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're simply encouraging more logging in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another significant issue with UCO is the suspicion of scams.<br>
<br>Because of need from Europe, the cost of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The worry is that some unscrupulous traders are merely watering down shipments of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transport, and no testing of the materials is performed, some specialists believe fraud is rife.<br>
<br>The suggestion of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is turned down by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust accreditation schemes in place.<br>
<br>"It is extensively understood that the European Commission has actually taken appropriate actions to completely curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](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) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
<br>He says a brand-new database being developed by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will need to be signed up.<br>
<br>"The combination of modified accreditation schemes and the pan-EU track and trace database will guarantee that no sustainability concerns develop in the whole biofuels and [bio-liquids supply](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) chain," he informed BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database idea, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not be reliable in stemming suspected fraud.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and air travel seeking to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO might double over the next decade.<br>
<br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and threats of using 'phony' UCO, potentially causing indirect impacts such as deforestation."<br>
<br>Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.<br>
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