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Climate modification: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889)
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21 April 2021
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New research study questions the ecological impact of rising imports of utilized cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are [utilized](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) to make [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) it saves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.
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But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now represent more than 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 screening of what's can be found in, specialists think it is also ripe for fraud.
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Used cooking oil imports might enhance deforestation
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Consumers present ['growing hazard'](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) to [tropical](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) forests
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Reducing emissions from [transport](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) is proving to be among the most difficult challenges for federal governments all over the world.
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They've encouraged the usage of biofuels as an essential methods of curbing carbon from cars and trucks.
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[Biofuels](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) are generally a mix of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or vegetables.
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The reality that these crops can be re-grown and take in more CO2 implies they counteract the [carbon produced](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) when used in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were once extensively used as elements of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) but this practice has been widely challenged since it motivates deforestation.
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So for the last years or two, using utilized cooking oil has broadened massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.
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[Chip fat](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) and other waste oils have actually ended up being a crucial part of [biodiesel](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) with a [reliable industry](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) springing up across Europe to collect and process the product.
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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 since 2014, there simply isn't adequate chip fat to go around.
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According to a report from the project group [Transport](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) & Environment, external, majority of the UCO utilized in Europe is imported.
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Their research study suggests this is highly troublesome when it pertains to impacts on the environment.
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While UCO is thought about a [waste material](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has actually long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what people in these countries are [replacing](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) the UCO with, when it is .
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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 nations aren't available but the circulation of UCO is likely to be comparable.
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With a population of around 33 million, that's close to 3 litres per head of used oil that's collected and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.
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By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, managed to gather around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are purchasing it, they have less used cooking oil to use on the important things that they were previously 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 largely palm oil, because that's the most affordable oil available.
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"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more deforestation in Southeast Asia."
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Another significant problem with UCO is the suspicion of scams.
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Because of demand from Europe, the rate of UCO is often higher than palm oil. The concern is that some unscrupulous traders are merely diluting shipments of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are blended in bulk for transportation, and no screening of the materials is performed, some experts believe fraud is swarming.
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The tip of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is declined by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust certification plans in place.
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"It is [commonly](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) known that the European Commission has taken relevant actions to entirely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a brand-new database being developed by the EU will guarantee that trading, certification and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.
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"The mix of [revised certification](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) schemes and the pan-EU track and trace [database](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) will guarantee that no sustainability concerns emerge in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.
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Others in the field are worried that the database idea, which was first mooted in 2018, may not be efficient in stemming presumed fraud.
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The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and air travel aiming to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next years.
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"Rising the need beyond [sustainable supply](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) levels would increase these issues, and threats of using 'fake' UCO, possibly leading to indirect effects such as logging."
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