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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is cheap, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have pushed up the price of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to oil into biodiesel. It's showing successful 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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