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<br>Climate modification: [Growing doubts](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile)<br>
<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>New research study questions the ecological impact of increasing imports of used [cooking](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) 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.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) it saves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.<br>
<br>But such is the need throughout Europe that [imports](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) now [account](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) for over half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
<br>According to the research study, external, there's no chance to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
<br>Without any testing of what's can be found in, specialists believe it is likewise ripe for scams.<br>
<br>Used cooking oil imports may increase deforestation<br>
<br>Consumers present ['growing risk'](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) to tropical forests<br>
<br>Reducing emissions from transport is showing to be among the [hardest difficulties](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) for governments all over the world.<br>
<br>They have actually the usage of biofuels as a crucial means of suppressing carbon from cars and lorries.<br>
<br>[Biofuels](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) are generally a blend of [fossil fuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) and oil made from plants or veggies.<br>
<br>The truth that these crops can be re-grown and take in more CO2 [implies](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) they cancel out the carbon discharged when used in engines.<br>
<br>Soy and palm oil were as soon as extensively utilized as elements of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) however this practice has been commonly rejected due to the fact that it motivates deforestation.<br>
<br>So for the last decade approximately, making use of utilized cooking oil has actually expanded massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
<br>[Chip fat](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) and other waste oils have ended up being an essential part of [biodiesel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) with a reliable industry emerging throughout Europe to collect and process the item.<br>
<br>But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year considering that 2014, there just isn't adequate chip fat to go around.<br>
<br>According to a report from the project group Transport & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
<br>Their research study suggests this is extremely troublesome when it pertains to effects on the [environment](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US).<br>
<br>While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, [Indonesia](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) and Malaysia it has long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the question of what people in these nations are changing the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
<br>In 2019, Malaysia exported 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their [exports](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) to other [European nations](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) aren't readily available but the flow of UCO is likely to be comparable.<br>
<br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of used oil that's collected and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
<br>By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, managed to gather around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
<br>"Because we are buying it, they have actually less used 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 largely palm oil, since that's the most inexpensive oil readily available.<br>
<br>"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more deforestation in Southeast Asia."<br>
<br>Another major problem with UCO is the suspicion of scams.<br>
<br>Because of demand from Europe, the rate of UCO is often higher than palm oil. The worry is that some dishonest traders are simply watering down deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
<br>As oils of various types are mixed in bulk for transport, and no screening of the products is performed, some experts believe fraud is rife.<br>
<br>The recommendation of fraud anywhere along the chain of supply is rejected by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who say there are robust accreditation schemes in location.<br>
<br>"It is extensively understood that the [European Commission](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) has taken appropriate steps to totally suppress 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.<br>
<br>He says a new database being established by the EU will ensure that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will have to be registered.<br>
<br>"The mix of modified certification plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will ensure that no sustainability problems emerge in the entire biofuels and bio-liquids supply chain," he told BBC News.<br>
<br>Others in the field are worried that the database concept, which was first mooted in 2018, may not work in stemming believed scams.<br>
<br>The report from Transport & Environment mentions that with shipping and air travel aiming to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, demand for UCO might double over the next decade.<br>
<br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these concerns, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, possibly causing indirect effects such as logging."<br>
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