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Climate modification: [Growing doubts](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) over chip fat [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL)
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21 April 2021
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New research questions the environmental effect of rising imports of used 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 used to make [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) it conserves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) oil.
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But such is the demand across Europe that imports now represent over half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the study, external, there's no other way to show these imports are sustainable.
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With no screening of what's being available in, [experts](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) think it is also ripe for scams.
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Used cooking oil imports might [enhance](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) logging
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Consumers pose 'growing threat' to tropical forests
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Reducing emissions from transportation is proving to be among the most difficult difficulties for governments all over the world.
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They have actually motivated the usage of biofuels as a crucial means of curbing carbon from vehicles and lorries.
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Biofuels are usually a blend of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or [vegetables](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html).
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The fact that these crops can be re-grown and take in more CO2 [suggests](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) they cancel out the carbon emitted when utilized in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were as soon as widely used as components of [biodiesel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) however this practice has actually been widely [discredited](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) due to the fact that it motivates logging.
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So for the last years or so, using utilized cooking oil has [broadened massively](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) as an alternative [feedstock](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) for fuel.
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Chip fat and other waste oils have actually become an essential element of [biodiesel](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) with a reliable market emerging across Europe to gather and process the item.
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But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year considering that 2014, there merely isn't enough chip fat to go around.
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According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, majority of the UCO used in Europe is [imported](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb).
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Their study suggests this is highly troublesome when it concerns impacts on the environment.
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While UCO is thought about a waste product in the UK, in China, Indonesia and [Malaysia](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) it has actually long been used to feed animals. The report raises the concern of what individuals in these nations are changing 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](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) to other European countries aren't offered but the circulation of UCO is likely to be similar.
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With a [population](https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/ipos/overview?dealId=804419-65608) of around 33 million, that's close to 3 litres per head of used oil that's gathered and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.
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By comparison, Thailand, which has a [population](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) of 70 million people, 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 utilize on the important things that they were formerly 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, since that's the cheapest oil offered.
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"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more deforestation 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 price of UCO is often higher than palm oil. The concern is that some dishonest traders are simply diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are blended in bulk for transportation, and no testing of the materials is performed, some experts think fraud is swarming.
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The suggestion of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is turned down by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust certification plans in place.
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"It is commonly understood that the [European Commission](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) has actually taken appropriate steps to entirely curb unsound market [practices](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) in biofuel markets," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He says a new database being developed by the EU will make sure that trading, certification and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will have to be signed up.
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"The mix of modified accreditation schemes and the pan-EU track and trace database will guarantee that no sustainability concerns occur in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.
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Others in the field are concerned that the database idea, which was first mooted in 2018, may not work in stemming presumed scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and aviation looking 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 issues, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, potentially leading to indirect impacts such as logging."
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Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.
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Related subjects
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COP26
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