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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 questions the [ecological impact](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) of rising imports of utilized cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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Chip fat and other oils are thought about 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 conserves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) oil.
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But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now represent majority of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the research study, external, there's no chance to prove these imports are sustainable.
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Without any testing of what's can be found in, specialists think it is also ripe for scams.
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Used [cooking oil](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) imports may enhance deforestation
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Consumers position 'growing hazard' to tropical forests
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Reducing emissions from [transport](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) is showing to be one of the most difficult obstacles for governments all over the world.
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They've motivated the use of biofuels as an important methods of curbing carbon from cars and trucks.
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Biofuels are usually a blend of nonrenewable fuel source and oil made from plants or veggies.
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The reality that these crops can be re-grown and absorb more CO2 suggests they [counteract](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) the carbon released when utilized in [engines](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).
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Soy and palm oil were once commonly 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 been extensively rejected due to the fact that it motivates [logging](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/).
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So for the last decade or so, the usage of used [cooking oil](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) has expanded enormously as an alternative feedstock for fuel.
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Chip fat and other waste oils have actually become an essential component of [biodiesel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) with an efficient industry springing up across Europe to [collect](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and process the product.
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But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year since 2014, there just isn't adequate to walk around.
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According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.
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Their study suggests this is extremely problematic when it concerns impacts 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 utilized to feed animals. The report raises the question of what individuals in these countries 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](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) 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 three litres per head of utilized 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 people, [managed](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) to collect around five million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are buying it, they have less utilized cooking oil to use on the things that they were previously utilizing it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.
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"And they're just purchasing more virgin oil which virgin oil is largely palm oil, since that's the most affordable oil available.
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"So indirectly, we're simply encouraging more logging in Southeast Asia."
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Another major issue 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 concern is that some unscrupulous traders are just diluting shipments of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transportation, and no screening of the products is carried out, some specialists believe scams is rife.
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The idea of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is turned down by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust accreditation schemes in location.
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"It is commonly understood that the European Commission has actually taken pertinent steps to completely curb unsound market [practices](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) in [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a new database being established by the EU will make sure that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will have to be registered.
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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 concerns develop in the entire [biofuels](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) 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 very first mooted in 2018, may not be reliable in stemming suspected fraud.
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The report from Transport & Environment explains that with shipping and aviation 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 levels would increase these concerns, and risks of [utilizing 'fake'](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) UCO, possibly leading to indirect effects such as deforestation."
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