Sonia Renthlei: In the race to go green, automakers and designers are looking at alternative energy, which will drive cars, maintain performance and emit zero or near zero greenhouse gases. Some cars to be as clean as electric train travel by 2020. If the mean occupancy of 1.6 There’s no telling when such figures could be achieved. MORE >>

A floating ‘green’ golf course Island is planned for the climate change-vulnerable nation of the Maldives but how green is it really? It also means that it is the target of tourism development ideas such as a floating ‘green’ golf course island which comes with some rather dubious eco credentials. Right. MORE >>

Even though Lebanon has sun for roughly 300 days a year and the government pledged to provide at least 12% of its energy by using renewable sources by 2020, National Secretary of the Green Part Samir Skaf told Daily Star  that the recently published National Energy Plan shows that the government will only provide 6.6% Wasted potential. MORE >>

Get your weekly dose of green news snippets from the region. It’s been another great week of green news coming from the Middle East. We hope you managed to catch our interview with Green Hajj expert Dr Husna Ahmed , our coverage of the quake-proof straw houses  as well as Tafline’s time at the Desertec conference in Cairo.  MORE >>

Green Products. Green Homes. Green Living. Green Tips. Podder: A futuristic form of public transport set in Singapore 2020. In this regard, the Podder will serve as an electric public transport system for the city of Singapore, in the year of 2020. 10 futuristic buses to drive public transport green. MORE >>