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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 concerns](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) the ecological effect of increasing imports of used [cooking oil](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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Chip fat and other oils are thought about waste, so when they are used to make [biodiesel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) it saves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.
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But such is the need across Europe that imports now account for over half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the study, external, there's no other way to show these imports are sustainable.
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With no testing of what's being available in, [specialists](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) believe it is also ripe for fraud.
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Used cooking oil imports might boost deforestation
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Consumers present 'growing hazard' to tropical forests
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Reducing emissions from transportation is proving to be one of the most difficult challenges for governments all over the world.
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They've motivated using biofuels as an essential ways of suppressing carbon from cars and trucks.
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Biofuels are normally a mix of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or veggies.
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The fact that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 suggests they counteract the carbon given off when used in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were once extensively utilized as components of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) however this practice has actually been [commonly discredited](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) because it encourages deforestation.
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So for the last decade or two, the use of used cooking oil has expanded massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.
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Chip fat and other waste oils have become a [key element](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) of [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) with a reliable market emerging throughout Europe to gather and [process](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) the item.
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But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year given that 2014, there just isn't adequate chip fat to walk around.
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According to a report from the [project](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) group Transport & Environment, external, majority of the UCO used in Europe is imported.
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Their study suggests this is extremely bothersome when it pertains to effect on the environment.
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While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has 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. Figures for their exports to other European countries aren't available but the flow of UCO is likely to be comparable.
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With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of [utilized oil](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) that's gathered and exported to the UK and [Ireland](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) alone.
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By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, handled to [collect](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) around five million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are purchasing it, they have actually less used cooking oil to utilize on the important things that they were formerly using it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.
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"And they're simply purchasing more virgin oil which virgin oil is mainly palm oil, since that's the most affordable oil available.
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"So indirectly, we're [simply motivating](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) more logging in Southeast Asia."
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Another major problem with UCO is the suspicion of scams.
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Because of demand from Europe, the rate of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The worry is that some dishonest traders are merely watering down deliveries of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transportation, and no testing of the materials is performed, some professionals believe scams is swarming.
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The recommendation of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust certification schemes in location.
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"It is commonly known that the [European Commission](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) has taken relevant actions to entirely market practices in [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He says a brand-new database being developed by the EU will make sure that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be signed up.
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"The mix of modified certification schemes and the [pan-EU track](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) and trace database will ensure that no sustainability issues occur in the whole biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he told BBC News.
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Others in the field are concerned that the database idea, which was very first mooted in 2018, may not work in stemming thought scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and air travel wanting to decarbonise by using biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next decade.
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"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and threats of using ['phony'](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) UCO, potentially leading to [indirect effects](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) such as logging."
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