Transport accounts for more than a fifth of global CO2 emissions, by most estimates, and diesel-powered commercial trucks are big contributors.

Such vehicles are the target for Neutral Fuels, which has been building an empire from leftover kitchen waste since launching what it describes as the Middle East's first biofuel refinery in Dubai in 2011.

"While we are all very excited about what's happening in the US and China with electric cars, there isn't the fantastic explosion in electric trucks," says company Founder and CEO Karl Feilder. "So the diesel trucks have to run on something that's a bit cleaner."

Neutral Fuels got off the ground through a partnership with McDonald's (MCD), which supplies the oil used to cook fries and chicken nuggets to the company's refinery instead of discarding it.

About Karl Feilder: Founder, CEO and Chairman of The Neutral Group and Neutral Fuels, Karl Feilder is a serial tech entrepreneur, sustainability advocate and international speaker. His direct actions to mitigate climate change have resulted in over 14 million tonnes of CO2e savings from global corporations. Karl has previously built five companies to exit via trade sale, and taken two more to their Initial Public Offering (IPO). A British national, Karl is now preparing its Neutral Fuels LLC subsidiary, a company that produces bio-fuel from used cooking oil, for an IPO on the London AIM stock market in 2023. Karl is the host of Middle East podcast and video series, Not Another Empty Suit.

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TIP Summit 2020 is a strategic conversation that brings different perspectives within the global innovation Ecosystem together to talk about entrepreneurship, innovations, inventions and the future of humanity. On this panel, Karl Feilder, CEO of Neutral Fuels, was joined by Dr. Nicolas Calvet, Dr. Corrado Sommariva and Alan Nelson to discuss the importance of a clean energy future - otherwise we're putting our planet, and ourselves, in serious trouble.

Mar 7, 2020

Mar 6, 2020

Karl W. Feilder inspires students at Fairgreen High School

Mar 6, 2020

Karl Feilder, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Neutral Fuels inspired the students at Fairgreen High School where he discussed business sustainability, the molecular composition of biofuel and energy.

Mar 6, 2020

Panel discussion at the World Future Energy Summit

Mar 6, 2020

The annual World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi is the leading global industry event and exhibition for future energy, cleantech and sustainability. Bringing together government and business leaders from 170 countries, it showcases pioneering technologies and ground-breaking thinking in energy. Karl Feilder, CEO of Neutral Fuels, joined Dr Raed Bkayrat, Tanzeed Alam and Claude Godin.

Mar 6, 2020

Jan 13, 2020

Highlights from UAE Economic Forum: Are entrepreneurs born or made?

Jan 13, 2020

Karl Feilder, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Neutral Fuels was asked to speak in a panel at the UASE Economic Forum about SMEs as engines for economic growth. In this video, Karl answers the age-old question, are entrepreneurs born or made?

Jan 13, 2020

Highlights from UAE Economic Forum: How to survive in a bad economy

Jan 13, 2020

At the UAE Economic Forum panel, Karl Feilder his experience of the SME ecosystem along with enablers that help entrepreneurs lead sustainable economic development in the UAE. He also discusses one of the ways to survive in a bad economy and to globally thrive.

Jan 13, 2020

UAE Economic Forum: SMEs as engines of growth

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Karl Feilder as a panelist on UAE Economic Forum 2019 discussing the role of SMEs as engines of growth, the challenges SMEs face and how to solve them. Is the UAE SME friendly?

Jan 13, 2020

Jan 9, 2020

Karl W. Feilder's keynote at the Unreasonable Impact World Forum

Jan 9, 2020

After being selected into the prestigious entrepreneurial ecosystem The Unreasonable Group, Karl Feilder was at the Unreasonable Impact World Forum to discuss how Neutral Fuels is helping the world address climate change and providing businesses a way to recycle their used oil and reduce their carbon footprint.

Jan 9, 2020

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Jan 9, 2020

Neutral Fuels CEO, Karl Feilder, has some strong opinions on what businesses and net zero advocates should be focusing on, and that is preserving the planet.

Jan 9, 2020