climate change

Israel is leading the fight against the climate crisis

To speed Israel’s evolution toward being a world leader in climate solutions, the Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF Canada) developed the largest incentive prize in Israel’s history.

By GALITH LEVY , JEFF HART
23/01/2024

Why I haven't written environmental news since Hamas's massacre - opinion

Who would care about carbon-reducing innovations or water-saving techniques when 3,000 Hamas terrorists had infiltrated Israel, shattering people’s feelings of safety and security?

19/01/2024
  Climate change (illustrative)

The rise of climate gentrification

As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, certain areas are no longer seen as desirable places to live due to the increased risks of floods, storms, and extreme temperatures.

By BOAZ SCHREIBMAN
18/01/2024

Economic optimism soars, yet CEOs grapple with AI, climate uncertainties

Notably, 39% of CEOs anticipate a significant increase in their company’s headcount by 5% or more in 2024, signaling a hopeful trajectory for employment worldwide.

Heavy traffic jam on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv due to construction work, on June 11, 2020

Israel must step up to combat vehicle-caused air pollution - comptroller

In his report, released on Monday, Matanyahu Englman said there were only 219 fast-charging stations for the country’s more than 40,000 electric vehicles.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
15/01/2024

Scientists warn of even hotter 2024 as climate crisis intensifies

Prof. Celeste Saulo: "We cannot afford to wait any longer" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
15/01/2024
 Palestinians at the site of a destroyed building from an Israeli airstrike in Rafah

Climate crisis on Gaza battlefield: CO2 emissions surge from Israel-Hamas war

Some 99% of these emissions were attributed to Israel’s aerial and ground operations against Hamas in Gaza.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
14/01/2024

How an Israeli pollination company helped boost California’s pistachio crop

Between April 2022 and April 2023, Edete pollinated 500 acres of pistachios in Bakersfield, Calif., for one of the largest growers in the US.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
10/01/2024

Saving the Panama Canal will take years and cost billions, if it’s even possible

The channel is Panama’s biggest source of revenue, bringing in $4.3 billion in 2022. 

By PETER MILLARD , MICHAEL D. MCDONALD
09/01/2024

Climate innovation center teases a more developed Negev

The center's activities will stretch throughout the Negev and the Arava, from Kiryat Gat to Eilat and Sderot to the Dead Sea.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
08/01/2024
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