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<br>Climate modification: Growing doubts over chip fat biofuel<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>New research study questions the environmental effect of [rising imports](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) of used cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other oils are thought about waste, so when they are used to make [biodiesel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) it saves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.<br>
<br>But such is the need throughout Europe that [imports](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) now [represent majority](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the research study, external, there's no other way to prove these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>Without any screening of what's coming in, specialists believe it is also ripe for scams.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil [imports](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) may improve deforestation<br>
<br>Consumers present to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transportation is showing to be one of the most difficult obstacles for governments all over the world.<br>
<br>They've motivated making use of biofuels as a crucial ways of suppressing carbon from cars and lorries.<br>
<br>Biofuels are normally a blend of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or veggies.<br>
<br>The reality that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 indicates they counteract the carbon emitted when utilized in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were once commonly used as components of [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) but this practice has actually been extensively rejected since it [encourages deforestation](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited).<br>
<br>So for the last decade or so, using utilized cooking oil has actually [expanded massively](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have ended up being a key element of [biodiesel](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) with a reliable industry emerging throughout Europe to collect and process the item.<br>
<br>But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year given that 2014, there just isn't enough [chip fat](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) to walk around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO utilized in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their study suggests this is [extremely](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) bothersome when it pertains to influence on the environment.<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste product in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has actually long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the [concern](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) of what people in these countries are [changing](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
<br>In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other [European countries](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) aren't available however the [circulation](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) of UCO is most likely to be comparable.<br>
<br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to 3 litres per head of utilized oil that's gathered and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
<br>By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, managed to collect around five million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are buying it, they have actually less used cooking oil to utilize on the things that they were previously using it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
<br>"And they're just buying more virgin oil and that virgin oil is largely palm oil, because that's the most inexpensive oil available.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're [simply encouraging](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) more deforestation in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another significant issue with UCO is the suspicion of scams.<br>
<br>Because of need from Europe, the cost of UCO is frequently greater than palm oil. The concern is that some deceitful traders are merely diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transport, and no testing of the products is performed, some experts believe scams is swarming.<br>
<br>The tip of fraud 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.<br>
<br>"It is widely known that the European Commission has taken relevant actions to totally suppress unsound market practices 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.<br>
<br>He states a brand-new database being developed by the EU will make sure that trading, certification and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will have to be registered.<br>
<br>"The combination of revised certification schemes and the pan-EU track and trace database will ensure that no sustainability problems [develop](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database idea, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not be efficient in stemming presumed scams.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment explains that with shipping and air travel seeking to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, need for UCO might double over the next decade.<br>
<br>"Rising the demand beyond [sustainable supply](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) levels would increase these issues, and threats of utilizing 'fake' UCO, possibly resulting in indirect effects such as deforestation."<br>
<br>Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.<br>
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