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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 concerns the ecological impact 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.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) it conserves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) oil.<br>
 <br>But such is the need across Europe that imports now account for majority of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
 <br>According to the research study, external, there's no other way to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
 <br>Without any screening of what's coming in, specialists think it is likewise ripe for scams.<br>
 <br>Used cooking oil imports may improve logging<br>
 <br>Consumers posture  to tropical forests<br>
 <br>Reducing emissions from [transportation](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) is proving to be among the toughest challenges for federal governments all over the world.<br>
 <br>They have actually [encouraged](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) the usage of biofuels as a crucial methods of curbing carbon from cars and trucks and trucks.<br>
 <br>Biofuels are typically a blend of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or [vegetables](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy).<br>
 <br>The truth that these crops can be [re-grown](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) and soak up more CO2 means they cancel out the carbon given off when used in engines.<br>
 <br>Soy and palm oil were when commonly used as parts 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 challenged due to the fact that it motivates logging.<br>
 <br>So for the last decade or so, using used cooking oil has actually broadened enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
 <br>Chip fat and other waste oils have ended up being a crucial element of [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) with an effective industry emerging across Europe to collect and process the item.<br>
 <br>But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year since 2014, there just isn't [sufficient](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) chip fat to go around.<br>
 <br>According to a report from the [campaign](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) 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 effects on the environment.<br>
 <br>While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and [Malaysia](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) it has actually long been [utilized](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to feed animals. The report raises the question of what people in these nations are changing the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
 <br>In 2019, Malaysia exported 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other [European nations](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) [aren't offered](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) however the flow of UCO is likely to be similar.<br>
 <br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to 3 litres per head of utilized oil that's collected and exported to the UK and [Ireland](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) alone.<br>
 <br>By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, handled to [collect](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
 <br>"Because we are purchasing it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to use on the things that they were previously using it for," said [Greg Archer](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) with Transport & Environment.<br>
 <br>"And they're just buying more virgin oil which virgin oil is mainly palm oil, since that's the least expensive 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 fraud.<br>
 <br>Because of demand from Europe, the rate of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The concern is that some dishonest traders are just diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
 <br>As oils of different types are mixed in bulk for transportation, and no screening of the materials is carried out, some professionals think fraud is rife.<br>
 <br>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 accreditation schemes in place.<br>
 <br>"It is extensively known that the European Commission has actually taken appropriate steps to entirely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
 <br>He says a brand-new database being established by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.<br>
 <br>"The mix of modified certification plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will make sure that no sustainability issues arise in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.<br>
 <br>Others in the field are worried that the database concept, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not work in stemming thought fraud.<br>
 <br>The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and aviation looking to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, need for UCO might double over the next decade.<br>
 <br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would [increase](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) these concerns, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, potentially leading to indirect impacts such as logging."<br>
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