Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually risen the price of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.
In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one business is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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23 August 2011
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