Iranians elect president with little hope for change

Saeed Razawi travels by bus in the Iranian capital Tehran nearly every day. The buses run on diesel, and he wants to change that. That's why he founded a startup that aims to bring cleaner fuel to buses and trucks. My idea is to produce biofuel from used cooking oil. Even sustainable aviation fuel can be made from the used cooking oil. This is a fuel for airplane. Cooking oil is made from renewable natural products. The entrepreneur gets it from restaurants which struggle to get rid of used cooking oil. In a makeshift factory, Razawi and his aid workers are turning it into biofuel, which is then sold to local logistics firms. And because biofuels help protect the climate, the entrepreneur is earning so-called carbon credits with every leader for preventing carbon emissions. Unfortunately, due to the very low price of fuel in our region, sustainable fuels have not been noticed until now, but the intent to create this demand through private diplomacy, public advocacy and awareness rising. The entrepreneur would like to sell his idea in other countries where public awareness of environmental and climate protection. Is much higher, but that's very difficult due to Western sanctions against Iran. And Razawi doesn't believe that the country's presidential elections will bring about much change. Actually, I don't believe that any of the candidates would be able to bring major change. The situation in Iran and internationally doesn't load that. But sometimes also small step in the right direction would be helpful. And until then, the entrepreneur will continue working on his plan to create a market for climate friendly biofuels in Iran. And the interest is seeing gives him reason to be optimistic.