Watchdog slams Israel for ‘over-polluting, underpreparing’ on climate

Despite solar power glut, Israel struggles to meet green energy goals; Bennett leads 120-strong team to Glasgow; Israelis and Palestinians launch joint enviro diplomacy centre

Ahead of world climate meet, watchdog says Israel over-polluting, underpreparing (Times of Israel)
In report described as ‘warning light,’ ombudsman slams lack of government focus, failure to budget and implement decisions, rising emissions and too-modest targets

Israel, sitting on solar power goldmine, struggles to meet green energy goals (Ynet)
Ahead of UN conference in Glasgow, experts blame dominance of gas industry, government and red tape for slow adoption of renewable energy and lack of ambitious zero-emissions targets

Israel sending 120-strong delegation to Glasgow climate talks (Times of Israel)
At event in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog says the climate crisis must be addressed, ‘Not next year, not in two months’ time. Here and now’

Israelis, Palestinians launch joint environmental diplomacy centre (Times of Israel)
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Damour for Community Development take quiet cooperation with Oxford University Martin School up a notch to further regional climate work

TOM FRIEDMAN: Biden and mother nature have reshaped the Middle East (NYT)

Photo: Israelis attend a rally calling for action against climate crisis and the ecological crisis in Tel Aviv on November 29, 2019. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)