Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE

Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where vehicle is king and fuel is low-cost, frequently leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually risen the price of oil, the concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one is making the most of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing rewarding too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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