Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Energy Minister Karine Elharrar announced their decision to raise the threshold for reducing greenhouse gas emissions so that by 2050, Israel will reach zero emissions, essentially recycling similar pledges made by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ahead of the UN Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the cabinet of Israel today approved a new plan to encourage climate innovation, to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare for the future problems caused by climate change.
Michael Kuttner: The subject of climate change is one which is guaranteed to generate plenty of heat regardless of whether one is a sceptic or a believer.
The Nechama Rivlin ז"ל Prize for Sustainability was awarded to the students’ protest movement for climate change in Israel, to the Rabbis’ letter against the use of disposable plastic, to the campaign for clean air in Haifa Bay and to Emek Hazvaim in Jerusalem.
Sydney's Emanuel Synagogue's Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins joins spiritual leaders from other religions to deliver a climate change message from a religious perspective....watch the video.
