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Climate change: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889)
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21 April 2021
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New research study questions the ecological impact 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 used to make [biodiesel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) it conserves carbon [emissions](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) by oil.
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But such is the demand throughout Europe that [imports](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) now [represent](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the study, external, there's no chance to prove these imports are sustainable.
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Without any [testing](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) of what's coming in, [specialists](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) think it is likewise ripe for scams.
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Used cooking oil imports may improve logging
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Consumers present 'growing hazard' to [tropical](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) forests
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Reducing emissions from transportation is showing to be one of the hardest difficulties for governments all over the world.
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They have actually encouraged using biofuels as an essential means of curbing carbon from cars and trucks and trucks.
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Biofuels are usually a blend of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or veggies.
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The reality that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 suggests they counteract the carbon discharged when used in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were when commonly used as components of biodiesel however this practice has actually been widely rejected due to the fact that it [motivates deforestation](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048).
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So for the last decade or so, using [utilized cooking](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) oil has actually expanded massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.
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Chip fat and other waste oils have ended up being a crucial component of [biodiesel](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) with an efficient industry [emerging](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) across Europe to collect and process the item.
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But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year because 2014, there merely isn't adequate chip fat to walk around.
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According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, more than half of the UCO utilized in Europe is imported.
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Their research study suggests this is extremely bothersome when it comes to effect on the environment.
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While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and [Malaysia](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) it has actually long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the [question](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) of what people in these countries are replacing the UCO with, when it is [exported](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy).
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In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other European countries aren't available however the flow 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 [utilized oil](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) that's collected and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.
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By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, handled to collect around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are purchasing it, they have less used cooking oil to use on the things that they were previously utilizing it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & [Environment](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/).
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"And they're simply buying more virgin oil which virgin oil is mostly palm oil, since that's the most inexpensive oil offered.
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"So indirectly, we're simply motivating more deforestation in Southeast Asia."
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Another major problem with UCO is the suspicion of scams.
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Because of demand from Europe, the price of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The concern is that some deceitful traders are simply diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.
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As oils of different types are mixed in bulk for transportation, and no testing of the products is performed, some specialists believe scams is rife.
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The tip of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is declined by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust accreditation schemes in location.
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"It is extensively understood that the European Commission has actually taken pertinent actions to entirely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a new database being developed by the EU will make sure that trading, accreditation and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will have to be signed up.
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"The mix of revised accreditation plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will guarantee that no sustainability problems arise in the whole biofuels and [bio-liquids supply](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) 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, might not be effective in stemming suspected scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment explains that with shipping and aviation wanting to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next decade.
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"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, potentially causing indirect effects such as deforestation."
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