US, Israeli governments team up to invest $7.15 million in clean energy
The total value of the projects is $17.4 million, which includes $10.25 million in cost-share from the companies selected for funding.
Environment & Wildlife
'Israel is a global leader in cutting coal consumption'
“By 2030, solar energy will provide over a third of all Israel’s electricity,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Climate Ambition Summit in UK.
UN chief urges to declare 'climate emergency'
"If we don't change course, we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise this century," says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Israeli company launches pilot program to help solve problem of textile waste
Nearly 100 women in the country have taken a professional class to learn about challenges related to the fashion industry, as well as textile sorting and management, and secondhand marketing.
Coastal Israel drenched by heaviest November rainfall in 26 years
Tel Aviv and Hod Hasharon, Ashdod-Ashkelon, and the Nahariya area see nearly 4 inches of rain, resulting in widespread flooding.
Report illuminates biggest electricity drains in Israeli cities
50% of local authorities electric bills goes to streetlights, with another 30% to schools. City of Ashkelon has taken advantage of government grants to install energy-efficient outdoor lighting, cutting its consumption by 30%.
Flight delay: Crane migration arrives in Israel late
Israelis flock to Hula Nature Reserve to witness the winter migration of cranes that pass through the area from Europe to Africa.
Israel rolls out plan to cut carbon emissions by 2030
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz: Global climate crisis demands we re-think how we produce and consume energy.
Turning air pollution into diamonds, luxury group tackles climate change
Aether says that carbon "neutral" isn't good enough, and challenges luxury consumers to do better by investing in its carbon-negative diamonds made from harvested air pollution.
Israeli team uses bacteria in the war on plastic pollution
Ben-Gurion University's tech transfer arm partners with Portugal's ECOIBÉRIA to research bacteria-driven biodegradable plastics.