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 <br>Climate modification: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048)<br>
 <br>21 April 2021<br>
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 <br>New research study concerns the ecological effect of increasing imports of used cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
 <br>Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are utilized to make [biodiesel](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) it conserves carbon emissions by [displacing fossil](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) oil.<br>
 <br>But such is the need across Europe that [imports](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) now [represent](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
 <br>According to the study, external, there's no chance to prove these imports are sustainable.<br>
 <br>Without any screening of what's can be found in, professionals think it is also ripe for fraud.<br>
 <br>Used cooking oil [imports](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) may increase logging<br>
 <br>Consumers posture 'growing danger' to tropical forests<br>
 <br>Reducing emissions from  is showing to be among the toughest challenges for governments all over the world.<br>
 <br>They have actually [motivated](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) the use of biofuels as an essential methods of curbing carbon from automobiles and lorries.<br>
 <br>Biofuels are typically a mix of nonrenewable fuel source and oil made from plants or [vegetables](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html).<br>
 <br>The truth that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 indicates they cancel out the [carbon emitted](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) when used in [engines](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).<br>
 <br>Soy and palm oil were as soon as commonly used as components of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) but this [practice](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) has actually been commonly discredited because it motivates deforestation.<br>
 <br>So for the last decade or two, making use of utilized cooking oil has actually expanded massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
 <br>Chip fat and other waste oils have ended up being an essential part of biodiesel with an efficient industry springing up across Europe to gather and process the item.<br>
 <br>But with the amount of [biodiesel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year given that 2014, there just isn't sufficient chip fat to walk around.<br>
 <br>According to a report from the campaign 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 comes to effects on the environment.<br>
 <br>While UCO is considered a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has long been used to [feed animals](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy). The report raises the question of what people in these nations are replacing the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
 <br>In 2019, Malaysia exported 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. [Figures](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) for their exports to other European nations aren't readily available but the flow of UCO is most likely to be similar.<br>
 <br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of used oil that's [gathered](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
 <br>By contrast, Thailand, which has a [population](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) of 70 million individuals, [handled](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) to collect 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 things that they were previously utilizing it for," said Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
 <br>"And they're simply buying more virgin oil which virgin oil is mostly palm oil, since that's the cheapest oil available.<br>
 <br>"So indirectly, we're simply motivating more [logging](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) in Southeast Asia."<br>
 <br>Another major issue with UCO is the suspicion of scams.<br>
 <br>Because of demand from Europe, the price of UCO is frequently higher than palm oil. The concern is that some unethical traders are merely diluting deliveries of UCO with palm.<br>
 <br>As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transport, and no screening of the products is carried out, some specialists believe scams is rife.<br>
 <br>The idea of scams 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 place.<br>
 <br>"It is widely understood that the European Commission has actually taken pertinent steps to completely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) markets," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
 <br>He states a new database being developed by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will have to be registered.<br>
 <br>"The combination of modified accreditation schemes and the pan-EU track and trace database will guarantee that no sustainability problems emerge in the entire biofuels and [bio-liquids supply](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) chain," he told BBC News.<br>
 <br>Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was very first mooted in 2018, may not be efficient in stemming thought fraud.<br>
 <br>The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and air travel looking to decarbonise by utilizing biofuels, need for UCO could double over the next years.<br>
 <br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and risks of using 'phony' UCO, possibly causing indirect impacts such as logging."<br>
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