Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where car is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually pressed up the rate of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It’s set up the Middle East’s first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It’s showing rewarding too, currently their client-list includes McDonald’s.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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