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Climate change: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd)
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21 April 2021
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New research study concerns the environmental impact of increasing imports of used 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 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](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the research study, external, there's no other way to prove these imports are sustainable.
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Without any screening of what's can be found in, experts believe it is likewise ripe for fraud.
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Used [cooking oil](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) imports may increase logging
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Consumers position ['growing](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) risk' to tropical forests
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[Reducing emissions](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) from transportation is proving to be one of the toughest difficulties for federal governments all over the world.
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They have actually motivated the usage of biofuels as an essential ways of suppressing carbon from automobiles and trucks.
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Biofuels are generally a blend of [fossil fuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) and oil made from plants or [vegetables](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US).
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The fact 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 emitted when utilized in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were once extensively utilized as parts of however this practice has been extensively discredited due to the fact that it encourages deforestation.
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So for the last years approximately, using [utilized cooking](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) oil has actually expanded enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.
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Chip fat and other waste oils have actually ended up being a key component of [biodiesel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) with a reliable market springing up across Europe to collect and [process](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) the item.
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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 walk around.
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According to a report from the project group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.
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Their research study recommends this is extremely bothersome when it comes to effect on the environment.
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While UCO is considered a waste material 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 nations are changing the UCO with, when it is [exported](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/).
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In 2019, Malaysia exported 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their [exports](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) to other [European nations](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) aren't available but the circulation of UCO is most likely to be comparable.
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With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of used oil that's collected and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.
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By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, managed to gather around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are buying it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to use on the things that they were formerly utilizing 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, because that's the least expensive oil readily available.
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"So indirectly, we're simply encouraging more logging in [Southeast Asia](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd)."
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Another significant issue with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.
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Because of demand from Europe, the cost of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The concern is that some unscrupulous traders are simply diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transport, and no screening of the materials is carried out, some specialists think fraud is swarming.
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The suggestion 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 schemes in location.
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"It is widely known that the [European Commission](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) has actually taken relevant actions to totally curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) markets," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a new database being established by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will have to be registered.
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"The mix of modified certification plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will ensure that no [sustainability concerns](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) arise in the whole biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.
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Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was first mooted in 2018, may not be effective in stemming thought fraud.
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The report from Transport & Environment explains that with shipping and air travel aiming to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next decade.
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"Rising the need beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these concerns, and [dangers](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) of utilizing 'fake' UCO, possibly causing indirect impacts such as deforestation."
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