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[Climate](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) modification: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL)
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21 April 2021
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New research study questions the environmental impact of rising imports of utilized cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are utilized to make [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) it conserves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.
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But such is the need throughout Europe that imports now account for majority 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 of what's coming in, specialists believe it is likewise ripe for scams.
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Used [cooking oil](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) imports may boost deforestation
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Reducing emissions from [transportation](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) is proving to be one of the toughest obstacles for federal governments all over the world.
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They've motivated using biofuels as a crucial means of curbing carbon from cars and lorries.
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Biofuels are usually a mix of [nonrenewable fuel](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) source and oil made from plants or veggies.
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The [reality](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) that these crops can be re-grown and take in more CO2 indicates they cancel out the carbon discharged when utilized in engines.
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Soy and were when commonly utilized as components of [biodiesel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) however this practice has been widely discredited since it encourages deforestation.
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So for the last decade or so, making use of utilized cooking oil has actually broadened enormously as an [alternative feedstock](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) for fuel.
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But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year since 2014, there simply isn't [adequate chip](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) fat to walk 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.
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Their research study suggests this is extremely problematic when it concerns influence on the environment.
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While UCO is considered a waste product in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has long been used to [feed animals](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86). The report raises the concern of what people 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](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) for their exports to other [European countries](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) aren't readily available however the flow 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 used oil that's gathered and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.
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By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, managed to collect around five million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are buying it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to use on the important things that they were previously using it for," said Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.
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"And they're just buying more virgin oil and that virgin oil is mostly palm oil, because that's the cheapest oil readily available.
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"So indirectly, we're simply encouraging more logging in Southeast Asia."
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Another major problem with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.
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Because of need from Europe, the price of UCO is typically greater than palm oil. The worry is that some dishonest traders are merely diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.
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As oils of different types are mixed in bulk for transport, and no testing of the products is brought out, some experts think fraud is rife.
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The recommendation of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust accreditation schemes in location.
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"It is widely known that the European Commission has taken pertinent actions to entirely curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) markets," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a new database being developed by the EU will ensure that trading, certification and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.
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"The combination of modified certification schemes and the [pan-EU track](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) and trace database will make sure that no sustainability issues emerge in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he informed BBC News.
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Others in the field are worried that the database concept, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not work in stemming presumed scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment explains that with shipping and air travel looking to decarbonise by using biofuels, need for UCO might double over the next years.
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"Rising the need beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these concerns, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, potentially leading to indirect effects such as logging."
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