News / Singapore finds way to check how green your marine biofuel really is

Tankers transport palm oil through deforested areas in Borneo, now filled with palm plantations. © Richard Parsons

A new project will allow the buyers of biofuels to check its provenance and ensure it is not made using unsustainable components, such as crop-based biodiesel.

Singapore’s Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has launched an $18m supply chain integrity project after fears that some biofuels are leading to deforestation and worse impacts on the environment.

As the world bunkering capital, the involvement of Singapore in clarifying the biofuel supply chain comes at a key moment, since neighbouring Malaysia is the world ...