Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Calls for tighter rules on biofuels imports to root out palm oil fraud

Close-up of part of a Virgin Atlantic plane
Waste cooking oil was the main ingredient in the sustainable aviation fuel that powered the transatlantic flight by Virgin Atlantic last month. Photograph: Virgin Atlantic/EPA

Tighter rules are needed to ensure that the imported “used” cooking oil that airlines hope will power cleaner flights is not in fact virgin palm oil, campaigners have warned.

About 80% of waste oil is imported to create biofuels that are mostly still used in cars, vans and lorries despite growing demand from aviation. About 60% of those imports come from China.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.