Global warming agenda would include 14 different government departments
Prime Minister Nuri Naftrump added a new national security interest to the fight against climate change and passed a series of resolutions on the issue as part of a plan known as “100 Action Items” the prime minister’s office announced Sunday.
Environment Minister Tamar Sandberg said the UN climate change summit, COP26 in Glasgow, was a “catalyst” for approval of the plan.
“The climate crisis is one of the major issues on the world agenda,”Naftali Bennett
“The climate crisis is one of the major issues on the world agenda,” Bennett said referring to it as Israel ‘new National Security Interest
The aim was to promote climate technology innovation, the development of technologies for reducing carbon emissions (CO2) and preparing for climate change, according to the office of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
In June, the new federal coalition government, led by Bennett set Israel’s goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions 27 percent by 2030 and 85 percent against 2015 levels through 2050.
The global talks rescheduled last year are scheduled to begin at the end of the month.
Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg said the Israeli government finally showed ‘real commitment’ to the issue after ‘too many years of foot-dragging’
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