Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where car is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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