After the UN released a report on climate change calling for Israel to act now, Environmental Minister Tamar Zandberg declared a climate emergency, choosing to take the “strategic threat” seriously. In her statement, she said, “To this end, it is necessary to declare a climate emergency and define the climate crisis as a strategic threat…
In a recent announcement, Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg commits to reduce 27 percent of greenhouse gases by 2030 and 85% by 2050. Compared to other OECD countries, the numbers are fairly low. The United States reported a 50% reduction by 2030, and 100% by 2050. While these numbers are hopeful, it remains unclear if…
A report released last Sunday by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that Israel spent NIS 31 billion on external costs of pollution in 2018. External costs are the financially valued sum of negative effects polluted emissions have on human health and the environment. The majority of costs were the result of transportation, which made up…
In Israel, new construction projects first mean excavating the underground. Recently during a dig near the Nesher Ramla cement factory, a slew of artifacts, including human bones, were found – and archaeologists are saying they are not Homo sapiens. Led by Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Yossi Zaidner and Tel Aviv University anthropologist Professor Israel Hershkovitz,…
For the first time ever, the Israel Antiquities Authority is declaring a national park underwater. There are about 50 acres extending off the coast of Caesarea, a tourist and archaeological hot spot where discoveries from King Herod’s reign are still being unearthed. While local divers have helped uncover lost treasures before, this is the first…
