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Climate Change

Egypt to Host Next Year's UN Climate Conference, UAE in 2023

COP27 will take place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Egyptian Environment Ministry announced

World on Track for 2.4C Warming Even After UN Pledges, 'Devastating' Analysis Finds World on Track for 2.4-degree Warming Even After Glasgow Pledges, 'Devastating' Analysis Finds

How the Occupation Harms Not Only the Palestinians, but the Planet Too

The New Order: Who Needs to Do What to Save Earth

Tens of Thousands Rally in Rainy Glasgow for Climate Action Amid UN Summit

Climate Change Headlines

A coal-fired power station at sunset in Pocerady, Czech Republic.

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Can Global Warming Be Kept Below 2 Degrees Celsius?

The 2014 Evrona oil spill near EIlat

What Israel Should Do About Controversial UAE Oil Deal

The oil spill in the Evrona Nature Reserve in 2014.

Israeli Pipeline Company Executives Indicted for 2014 Negev Oil Spill

U.S. President Joe Biden at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, on Tuesday.

Leaders Pledge to Cut Methane, but Israeli Official Says Not Weighing Policy Change World Leaders Pledge to Cut Methane, but Israeli Official at Glasgow Says Not Considering Policy Change

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaking at the Glasgow climate summit, on Monday.

Bennett's Empty Speech: Climate Plans for 2050 Don't Matter. The Real Test Is 2022 Bennett's Empty Glasgow Speech: Climate Plans for 2050 Don't Matter. The Real Test Is 2022

Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, in October.

U.K. Apologizes After Disabled Israeli Minister Can't Attend Climate Talks Glasgow Summit: U.K. Apologizes After Disabled Israeli Minister Can't Attend Climate Talks

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, today.

Israeli 'Revolution' on Climate Change? Fact-checking Bennett's UN Summit Speech

Stunted ears of wheat in a drought-hit region in southern Ukraine.

Climate Change to Hit Crops Faster Than Expected, New Model Warns

Prime Mniister Naftali Bennet speaking in Glasgow, on Monday.

In Glasgow, Bennett Vows to Harness Israeli 'Innovation' Against Climate Change

A man looks at giant waves brought by typhoon Mindulle crashing onto the shore, Tuesday, June 29, 2004, in the south eastern city of Taitung, Taiwan

The Climate Crisis: Why the Public Must Lead the Way

The Glilot area, an urban green lung

Israel's Green Lung Disease

Extinction Rebellion activists take part in a demonstration against 'Greenwashing' near the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.

The Greatest Error in the Climate Crisis Discourse

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett addressing the COP26 summit

No, Israeli Climate-tech Isn’t Going to Save the World

A cow among the wind turbines in the Golan Heights in March. The report looked into agriculture, clean energy and alternative meat, among other sectors.

How Green Is Israeli High-tech?

Karine Elharrar, Naftali Bennett and Boris Johnson in Glasgow, on Tuesday.

In Glasgow Meeting, U.K.'s Johnson Apologizes to Israeli Minister in Wheelchair

Delegates sit during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, on Monday.

At Glasgow, Military Emissions Are Exempt

Activists participate in a climate change protest in Glasgow, Scotland ahead of the start of COP26 summit, on Saturday.

Glasgow Climate Summit: What Part Will Israel Play, and What Does It Hope to Achieve

Climate protesters in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Friday.

Thousands March for Climate Action in Tel Aviv as Israel Vows Carbon Neutrality Thousands March for Climate Action in Tel Aviv as Israel Vows Carbon Neutrality by 2050

LISTEN: Can Israeli climate tech undo decades of neglect?

LISTEN: Can Israeli Climate Tech Undo Decades of Neglect?

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Knesset, earlier this month.

Modi, Johnson, Macron: Bennett to Meet String of World Leaders in Glasgow Summit Modi, Johnson, Macron: Bennett to Meet With String of World Leaders in Glasgow Summit

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening event of a climate change conference, in April.

The Climate Crisis Report Is an Indictment of Netanyahu

A congestion on the Ayalon freeway in Israel

State Watchdog: Israel Is Failing to Handle the Climate Crisis

The Jerusalem Hills, after they were hit by a massive wildfire in August

One Thing Missing From Israel's Exhaustive Climate Change Report

Irony in Germany

The Dirty Truth About Renewable Energies

The dissipating Dead Sea.

Israel Warming at Triple Rate Than in Recent Decades

A firefighter extinguishes a fire in the Jerusalem hills, last August

Bennett Says Israel Should Target Net Zero Emissions by 2050

Gas pipeline between Israel and Egypt

Israel Planning Another $200m Overland Gas Pipeline to Egypt

Sunrise Movement rally near the White House demanding action on climate change and green jobs in June.

Sunrise Movement: Singling Out Jewish Orgs for Removal From Coalition Is Antisemitic

Oil refineries in the Haifa Bay area.

Bennett, There’s an Emergency Ahead

A Sunrise Movement activist protesting outside the White House in Washington four months ago (illustrative).

D.C. Environmental Group Boycotts Rally Over ‘Zionist’ Participation

More Climate Change

Eureka Sound on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.

Resilience of the Thickest Arctic Ice Is Cracking

A firefighter extinguishes a fire in the Jerusalem hills, last August

Israel Preparing Declaration of National Climate Emergency

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, this month.

Israel's Bennett to Attend UN Climate Conference in Glasgow at End of Month

Flooding in Germany, July

Territory Affected by Extreme Weather Increased 90 Times Over Past Decade

Earth from space

Earth Is Losing Its Shine and Humans Are to Blame

Gazelle Valley Park in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Park Sets Example for Dealing With Environmental Crises, Green Group Says

Permafrost thaw on Herschel Island

Get Ready for Drought. And Toxic Algae. Oh, and Exploding Permafrost

Deer in the Arava desert, this year

As the World Turns Away From Oil, Israel Still Insists on Searching for It

Babies in a nursery.

It’s Heartbreaking, but Every New Child Born Poses a Danger to the Ones Already Here

A coral reef in Eilat, photographed in 2019.

Save Eilat's Coral Reefs

The Eilat coral reef, 2019

Eilat's Coral Reefs in Worse Shape Than Previously Thought, New Study Shows

A spring on the Ein Kfira hiking trail in the Judean Hills.

Climate Change May Start Diminishing Jerusalem Groundwater Soon, Scientists Warn

A capuchin monkey eating a coconut.

Prehistoric Monkey’s Teeth Showed Ravages of Climate Change

A spotted skunk doing its signature handstand.

Science Spots Three New Species of Hand-standing Spotted Skunks

Young Israelis protest to demand action on climate change.

Israel's 'Climate Children' Are Furious: 'How Can I Sit Quietly in School?' Israel's 'Climate Children' Are Furious: 'How Can I Sit Quietly in School When My Life's in Danger?'

Workers clear contaminated soil near Moshav Mash'en, in southern Israel, on Monday.

Fuel Leak From Major Pipeline in South Israel Is 'Highly Serious,' Says Minister

A wild fire in California, last week

Don't Believe the Misinformation: Natural Gas Is Hurting Us

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a visit to a clinic in Taibeh, last week.

Bennett Holds First Climate Briefing Ahead of Biden Meeting

Children look on as an Israeli military plane disperses fire retardant to extinguish a fire near the Israeli kibbutz of Tzuba, outskirts of Jerusalem, August 17, 2021.

The House Is on Fire? In Israel, Just Blame It on an Arab

Trash gathers in the heavily polluted Litani Rver, in Saghbin, Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, June 20, 2021.

Millions in Syria, Iraq Losing Access to Water, Power Amid Rising Temperatures

Environmental protection minister Tamar Zandberg in a Meretz party conference in Tel Aviv, in 2020.

Israeli Minister Tamar Zandberg Sees Opportunity at UN Climate Conference

A forest fire in the Jerusalem Hills, August.

Israel Says It Will Send Officials to First Mideast Climate Summit

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Peace Valley in Yokne'am Ilit in the north.

Israel Explores Ways to Battle Climate Change as Its Population Increases

A police officer stands guard outside the UN headquarters in New York, on Monday.

World Leaders Face Many Escalating Crises at Annual UN Gathering

People walk on Shibuya crossing in the Shibuya district of Tokyo last month.

Modern Life Is Accelerating Human Evolution – and That Can Prove Destructive

A wall of plants by a road in Jerusalem, this week.

It’s Also Jewish to ‘Choose Life’

The Rotem Amfert factory in the Negev.

Main Cause of Cancerous Emissions in Israel: Illegal Burning of Waste

A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in New Orleans, Sunday.

Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana as Dangerous Category 4 Storm, Testing Levee Upgrades

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea from Caesarea in 2019.

Natural Gas Is Here to Stay

ICYMI

'So Easy': How Unvaccinated Tourists Can Skirt Israel's Entry Rules

What Is Bari Weiss' New Anti-woke 'University' Really For, and Who Will Fund It?

Israel Secretly Brought Dozens of Ethiopians, Then Discovered Most Weren't Jewish Israel Secretly Brought in Dozens of Ethiopians From War-torn Tigray, Then Discovered Most Weren't Jewish

Son of Libyan Strongman Haftar Visited Israel, Seeking Diplomatic Ties for Military Son of Libyan Strongman Haftar Visited Israel, Seeking Diplomatic Ties for Military Aid

The Forgotten Victim of One of Mossad's Greatest Fiascos

Christian Guesthouses Start Hosting Israelis, Then Notice Something Strange