Add Climate Change: Growing Doubts Over Chip Fat Biofuel
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<br>[Climate](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) change: Growing doubts over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm)<br>
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<br>21 April 2021<br>
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<br>354 Comments<br>
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<br>New research study questions the [environmental](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) impact of [rising imports](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) of [utilized](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) cooking oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.<br>
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<br>[Chip fat](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) and other oils are thought about waste, so when they are [utilized](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) to make [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) it conserves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.<br>
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<br>But such is the demand across Europe that imports now [account](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html) for more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel.<br>
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<br>According to the research study, external, there's no method to show these imports are sustainable.<br>
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<br>Without any screening of what's can be found in, experts believe it is likewise ripe for scams.<br>
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<br>Used cooking oil imports might boost deforestation<br>
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<br>Consumers present 'growing hazard' to tropical forests<br>
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<br>Reducing emissions from transport is proving to be among the hardest challenges for governments all over the world.<br>
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<br>They've motivated using biofuels as a crucial methods of curbing carbon from automobiles and lorries.<br>
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<br>[Biofuels](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) are usually a blend of source and oil made from plants or veggies.<br>
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<br>The truth that these crops can be re-grown and soak up more CO2 means they counteract the carbon given off when used in engines.<br>
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<br>Soy and palm oil were as soon as extensively utilized as components of [biodiesel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) however this practice has actually been widely discredited due to the fact that it motivates deforestation.<br>
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<br>So for the last decade or two, the use of utilized cooking oil has actually broadened massively as an alternative feedstock for fuel.<br>
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<br>Chip fat and other waste oils have actually ended up being an essential part of [biodiesel](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy) with a reliable market springing up across Europe to gather and process the item.<br>
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<br>But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year given that 2014, there merely isn't adequate [chip fat](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) to walk around.<br>
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<br>According to a report from the campaign group [Transport](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) & Environment, external, over half of the UCO used in Europe is imported.<br>
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<br>Their research study suggests this is extremely troublesome when it pertains to influence on the environment.<br>
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<br>While UCO is considered a [waste product](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has long been used to feed animals. The report raises the question of what individuals in these nations are replacing the UCO with, when it is exported.<br>
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<br>In 2019, [Malaysia exported](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) 90 million litres of UCO to the UK and Ireland. Figures for their exports to other European nations aren't offered however the flow of UCO is likely to be similar.<br>
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<br>With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of utilized oil that's collected and exported to the UK and Ireland alone.<br>
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<br>By comparison, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million people, managed to collect around five million litres of UCO in 2019.<br>
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<br>"Because we are purchasing it, they have actually less utilized cooking oil to utilize on the important things that they were previously using it for," stated Greg Archer with Transport & Environment.<br>
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<br>"And they're just purchasing more virgin oil which virgin oil is mostly palm oil, since that's the most inexpensive oil readily available.<br>
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<br>"So indirectly, we're just encouraging more [logging](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) in Southeast Asia."<br>
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<br>Another major issue with UCO is the suspicion of fraud.<br>
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<br>Because of demand from Europe, the rate of UCO is often greater than palm oil. The concern is that some dishonest traders are simply watering down shipments of UCO with palm.<br>
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<br>As oils of different types are blended in bulk for transport, and no testing of the materials is brought out, some professionals believe fraud is swarming.<br>
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<br>The suggestion of scams anywhere along the chain of supply is declined by the European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), who state there are robust certification plans in place.<br>
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<br>"It is widely understood that the European Commission has actually taken pertinent steps to completely suppress unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) markets," stated Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.<br>
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<br>He says a brand-new database being established by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability data on all bio-liquids will need to be signed up.<br>
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<br>"The mix of modified certification plans and the pan-EU track and trace database will make sure that no sustainability issues occur in the entire [biofuels](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) and bio-liquids supply chain," he told BBC News.<br>
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<br>Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was very first mooted in 2018, might not be efficient in stemming thought scams.<br>
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<br>The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and air travel looking to decarbonise by using biofuels, demand for UCO could double over the next years.<br>
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<br>"Rising the demand beyond sustainable supply levels would increase these issues, and [dangers](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) of using 'fake' UCO, possibly leading to indirect effects such as logging."<br>
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<br>Follow Matt on Twitter @mattmcgrathbbc, external.<br>
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<br>Related subjects<br>
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<br>COP26<br>
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<br>Paris climate contract<br>
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<br>Climate<br>
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