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Climate modification: [Growing doubts](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) over chip fat [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd)
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New research [study concerns](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) the environmental impact of rising imports of oil (UCO) into the UK and Europe.
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Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are used to make [biodiesel](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) it conserves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil.
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But such is the demand throughout Europe that imports now represent over half of the UCO that's made into fuel.
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According to the study, external, there's no other way to show these [imports](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) are sustainable.
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With no testing of what's coming in, specialists think it is likewise ripe for fraud.
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Used cooking oil imports may enhance deforestation
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Consumers position 'growing threat' to tropical forests
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Reducing emissions from transport is proving to be one of the most difficult obstacles for [governments](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) all over the world.
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They've encouraged making use of biofuels as an important means of suppressing carbon from cars and trucks.
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Biofuels are usually a mix of fossil fuel and oil made from plants or veggies.
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The fact that these crops can be [re-grown](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and soak up more CO2 indicates they cancel out the carbon emitted when utilized in engines.
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Soy and palm oil were when widely used as elements of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) but this [practice](https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/0cqd_rb) has actually been widely challenged due to the fact that it encourages logging.
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So for the last decade or two, using used cooking oil has expanded enormously as an [alternative](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) feedstock for fuel.
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Chip fat and other waste oils have become a crucial part of biodiesel with a reliable industry springing up across Europe to gather and process the item.
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But with the quantity of [biodiesel](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) made from UCO increasing by around 40% every year because 2014, there merely isn't enough chip fat to walk around.
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According to a report from the campaign group Transport & Environment, external, majority of the UCO utilized in Europe is imported.
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Their study recommends this is extremely bothersome when it pertains to influence on the environment.
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While UCO is thought about a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has actually long been utilized to feed animals. The report raises the question of what people in these countries are [replacing](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) 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 for their [exports](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) to other European countries aren't offered however the flow of UCO is likely to be similar.
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With a population of around 33 million, that's close to three litres per head of utilized oil that's collected and [exported](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) to the UK and Ireland alone.
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By contrast, Thailand, which has a population of 70 million individuals, managed to collect around 5 million litres of UCO in 2019.
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"Because we are purchasing it, they have actually less used cooking oil to utilize on the things that they were formerly utilizing it for," said Greg Archer with [Transport](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) & Environment.
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"And they're simply purchasing more virgin oil and that virgin oil is mostly palm oil, since that's the cheapest oil offered.
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"So indirectly, we're just encouraging 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 need from Europe, the rate of UCO is typically greater than palm oil. The worry is that some dishonest traders are merely watering down shipments of UCO with palm.
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As oils of various types are blended in bulk for transportation, and no screening of the materials is performed, some experts believe scams is rife.
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The tip 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 schemes in place.
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"It is commonly understood that the European Commission has actually taken [pertinent](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) actions to completely curb unsound market practices in [biofuel](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) markets," said Angel Alberdi, EWABA's secretary general.
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He states a brand-new database being established by the EU will guarantee that trading, accreditation and sustainability information on all bio-liquids will need to be registered.
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"The mix of revised accreditation schemes and the [pan-EU track](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) and trace database will make sure that no sustainability issues occur in the entire biofuels and [bio-liquids supply](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/MNELF:US) chain," he told BBC News.
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Others in the field are concerned that the database concept, which was first mooted in 2018, may not work in stemming suspected scams.
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The report from Transport & Environment points out that with shipping and aviation aiming to decarbonise by using biofuels, need for UCO could double over the next decade.
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"Rising the demand beyond [sustainable supply](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) levels would increase these concerns, and risks of utilizing 'fake' UCO, possibly resulting in indirect effects such as [logging](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL)."
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