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 <br>Climate modification: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048)<br>
 <br>21 April 2021<br>
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 <br>New research study questions the environmental effect of rising 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 utilized to make [biodiesel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) it saves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) oil.<br>
 <br>But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now  for more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
 <br>According to the study, external, there's no chance to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
 <br>Without any testing of what's can be found in, [experts](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) believe it is also ripe for fraud.<br>
 <br>Used cooking oil imports may improve deforestation<br>
 <br>Consumers present 'growing danger' to [tropical](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) forests<br>
 <br>Reducing emissions from transport is proving to be one of the most difficult obstacles for governments all over the world.<br>
 <br>They've encouraged making use of biofuels as a crucial means of curbing carbon from vehicles and lorries.<br>
 <br>Biofuels are typically a mix of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or veggies.<br>
 <br>The reality that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 suggests they counteract the carbon discharged when utilized in engines.<br>
 <br>Soy and palm oil were as soon as commonly [utilized](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) as components of [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) but this practice has been widely rejected due to the fact that it motivates logging.<br>
 <br>So for the last years approximately, the usage of used cooking oil has actually broadened enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
 <br>Chip fat and other waste oils have actually become a crucial element of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) with an efficient industry springing up across Europe to gather and process the product.<br>
 <br>But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year considering that 2014, there simply isn't [adequate chip](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) fat to go around.<br>
 <br>According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO utilized in Europe is imported.<br>
 <br>Their research study recommends this is extremely troublesome when it comes to effect on the [environment](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price).<br>
 <br>While UCO is considered a waste product in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has actually long been used to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what people in these [nations](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) are replacing the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
 <br>In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their [exports](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) to other European nations aren't available however the circulation of UCO is most likely to be comparable.<br>
 <br>With a [population](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) of around 33 million, that's close to 3 litres per head of utilized oil that's collected and [exported](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
 <br>By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, managed to collect around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
 <br>"Because we are buying it, they have less utilized cooking oil to utilize on the important things that they were formerly utilizing it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
 <br>"And they're just buying more virgin oil and that virgin oil is largely palm oil, since that's the most affordable oil available.<br>
 <br>"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more logging in Southeast Asia."<br>
 <br>Another significant problem with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.<br>
 <br>Because of need from Europe, the price of UCO is typically higher than palm oil. The worry is that some unethical traders are just diluting shipments of UCO with palm.<br>
 <br>As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transportation, and no testing of the materials is brought out, some professionals think fraud is rife.<br>
 <br>The recommendation of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust certification plans in place.<br>
 <br>"It is extensively known that the European Commission has taken relevant steps to [totally](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) 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 have to be signed up.<br>
 <br>"The combination of modified certification plans and the pan-EU track and [trace database](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) will make sure that no sustainability concerns emerge in the whole [biofuels](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) and bio-liquids supply chain," he told BBC News.<br>
 <br>Others in the field are worried that the database idea, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not be efficient in stemming suspected scams.<br>
 <br>The report from Transport & Environment points out 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](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) levels would increase these concerns, and dangers of using 'fake' UCO, potentially causing indirect effects such as logging."<br>
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