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<br>Climate change: Growing doubts over chip fat biofuel<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>354 Comments<br>
<br>New research study questions the environmental impact of rising imports of used [cooking](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are used to make [biodiesel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) it conserves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.<br>
<br>But such is the demand across Europe that [imports](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) now account for more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the research study, external, there's no way to prove these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>Without any screening of what's being available in, professionals think it is likewise ripe for fraud.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil imports may boost deforestation<br>
<br>Consumers present 'growing threat' to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transportation is showing to be among the most difficult difficulties for governments all over the world.<br>
<br>They've motivated using biofuels as an [essential methods](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) of curbing carbon from automobiles and trucks.<br>
<br>Biofuels are generally a blend of [nonrenewable fuel](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) source and oil made from plants or [veggies](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/).<br>
<br>The fact that these crops can be re-grown and absorb more CO2 means they counteract the carbon emitted when used in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were once extensively utilized 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 commonly discredited since it encourages [deforestation](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb).<br>
<br>So for the last years or so, the use of utilized cooking oil has expanded massively as an alternative [feedstock](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) for fuel.<br>
<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have actually become a crucial part of [biodiesel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) with an efficient market [springing](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) up across Europe to collect and process the item.<br>
<br>But with the amount of biodiesel made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year given that 2014, there simply isn't enough chip fat to walk around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the project group Transport & Environment, external, more than half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their study recommends this is highly [troublesome](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) when it pertains to influence on the environment.<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and [Malaysia](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) it has long been utilized to [feed animals](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price). The report raises the concern of what people in these countries are [replacing](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
<br>In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other European countries aren't offered however the flow of UCO is likely to be similar.<br>
<br>With a [population](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of utilized oil that's gathered and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
<br>By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, handled to gather around five million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are buying it, they have less utilized cooking oil to utilize on the important things that they were previously using it for," said Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
<br>"And they're just buying more virgin oil and that virgin oil is mainly palm oil, because that's the least expensive oil readily available.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're simply motivating more deforestation in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another major problem with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.<br>
<br>Because of need from Europe, the cost of UCO is typically higher than palm oil. The worry is that some unethical traders are just diluting shipments of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transport, and no testing of the materials is brought out, some professionals think scams is swarming.<br>
<br>The idea of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust certification plans in location.<br>
<br>"It is commonly understood that the European Commission has actually taken appropriate steps to entirely curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
<br>He states a brand-new database being developed by the EU will ensure that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.<br>
<br>"The combination of [modified accreditation](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will make sure that no problems emerge in the entire biofuels and [bio-liquids supply](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) chain," he told BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database idea, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not work in stemming suspected scams.<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 need beyond [sustainable supply](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) levels would increase these issues, and dangers of utilizing 'phony' UCO, possibly leading to indirect effects such as deforestation."<br>
<br>Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.<br>
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