After UN panel warning, Israel keen to advance ‘climate diplomacy’

Foreign ministry urges international cooperation to combat climate change, plans to promote Israeli technologies that offer solutions

After UN warning, Israel sees diplomatic opening in combatting climate cataclysm (Times of Israel)
Jewish state can share tech on water use, agriculture, reforestation and more to advance ‘climate diplomacy’ with international community, Foreign Ministry head says

Israel urges action following UN 'code red' climate change report (Jerusalem Post)
A statement from the Foreign Ministry urges international cooperation in order to combat climate change.

Pace of global warming ‘quicker than we thought’ says only Israeli on UN panel (Times of Israel)
Professor Daniel Rosenfeld urges faster move toward renewable energy, use of natural gas only as a last resort

Israel must prepare for the regional effects of the climate crisis (Haaretz)
Real change in lifestyle and habits are needed to mitigate climate change, and Israel needs to recognise the importance of regional cooperation

Israel's energy ministry still backs natural gas exploration, despite role in climate crisis (Haaretz)
Israel's government continues to encourage search for more gas fields before 'window of opportunity' closes, as UN says a third of global warming caused by methane

Photo: A photo taken from a helicopter shows a burning forest near the tourist resort of Marmaris, Mugla, Turkey, Tuesday, August 3 (Ismail Coskun/IHA/AP)