State of Israel
The document discusses Israel's efforts to address climate change. It notes that Israel has a growing population and economy but limited land and water resources. Without action, greenhouse gas emissions are projected to rise significantly by 2020. Israel is determined to change this trend through more efficient energy and water systems, renewable energy like solar power, and green transportation. The country's delegation to the UN climate conference will work to reduce emissions through domestic climate action and international cooperation, applying Israel's experience with resource scarcity and innovation.
This document discusses the need for a rational, fact-based approach to environmental issues rather than one driven by ideology. It notes that some environmental organizations and discussions are more ideological than rational. While environmentalists have made important contributions, some of their stances are problematic, such as blanket opposition to technologies like genetic engineering, nuclear energy, and large-scale agriculture without considering their benefits or risks objectively. The document advocates assessing risks scientifically rather than assuming new technologies are inherently bad due to their scale or association with large companies. Overall it calls for a balanced, nuanced discussion of environmental challenges that weighs both risks and opportunities.
This document discusses lessons that can be learned from nature and applied to sustainable architecture. It provides examples of characteristics found in nature, such as running on sunlight and recycling, that architecture could mimic. Specific natural construction methods like sculpting, piling up, and weaving are examined. Biomimetics is introduced as abstracting functional attributes from organisms for technological solutions. The document also explores patterns, shapes, structures and sensing methods found in nature that could inspire architectural design approaches.
Landscaping works - from decorative elements to sustain resilient Eco-balance...Prof. Dr.Abdelrahman Hbrc
Back to Nature, Ecological resilience, FUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPING, Biophilic Design for Built-environment, Livable Green Architecture, Building integrated agriculture, Urban Agriculture, ecological cities
The document discusses the origins and history of Earth Day, including how Senator Gaylord Nelson helped organize the first Earth Day in 1970 to raise awareness of environmental issues. It also discusses various renewable energy sources like wind power, hydropower, solar energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy. The document advocates that environmental protection should be an ongoing effort, not just one day a year, and discusses how technology can help develop environmentally friendly solutions.
Ecological footprints measure the extent of biologically productive land and sea area required to produce the resources an individual, population or activity consumes and to absorb the corresponding waste, using prevailing technology levels. They are measured in global hectares, where one hectare represents the world average productivity. Current estimates indicate that humans are overshooting Earth's carrying capacity by 25-50% and that at current population growth and consumption rates, we will need 1.5 Earths by 2030 to sustain our footprint.
- Carbon Central Network (CCN) is a carbon trading consulting firm based in Adelaide, Australia that was established to educate people about climate change and preserving rainforests.
- CCN manages carbon credit sourcing and sales, provides online platforms for carbon trading, and invests in green technologies.
- CCN partners with Sustainable Growth Group and the Rimba Megah Lestari conservation project in Indonesia, the largest such project to date, to generate and sell carbon credits that fund rainforest protection.
This document discusses the need for a rational, fact-based approach to environmental issues rather than one driven by ideology. It notes that some environmental organizations and discussions are more ideological than rational. While environmentalists have made important contributions, some of their stances are problematic, such as blanket opposition to technologies like genetic engineering, nuclear energy, and large-scale agriculture without considering their benefits or risks objectively. The document advocates assessing risks scientifically rather than assuming new technologies are inherently bad due to their scale or association with large companies. Overall it calls for a balanced, nuanced discussion of environmental challenges that weighs both risks and opportunities.
This document discusses lessons that can be learned from nature and applied to sustainable architecture. It provides examples of characteristics found in nature, such as running on sunlight and recycling, that architecture could mimic. Specific natural construction methods like sculpting, piling up, and weaving are examined. Biomimetics is introduced as abstracting functional attributes from organisms for technological solutions. The document also explores patterns, shapes, structures and sensing methods found in nature that could inspire architectural design approaches.
Landscaping works - from decorative elements to sustain resilient Eco-balance...Prof. Dr.Abdelrahman Hbrc
Back to Nature, Ecological resilience, FUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPING, Biophilic Design for Built-environment, Livable Green Architecture, Building integrated agriculture, Urban Agriculture, ecological cities
The document discusses the origins and history of Earth Day, including how Senator Gaylord Nelson helped organize the first Earth Day in 1970 to raise awareness of environmental issues. It also discusses various renewable energy sources like wind power, hydropower, solar energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy. The document advocates that environmental protection should be an ongoing effort, not just one day a year, and discusses how technology can help develop environmentally friendly solutions.
Ecological footprints measure the extent of biologically productive land and sea area required to produce the resources an individual, population or activity consumes and to absorb the corresponding waste, using prevailing technology levels. They are measured in global hectares, where one hectare represents the world average productivity. Current estimates indicate that humans are overshooting Earth's carrying capacity by 25-50% and that at current population growth and consumption rates, we will need 1.5 Earths by 2030 to sustain our footprint.
- Carbon Central Network (CCN) is a carbon trading consulting firm based in Adelaide, Australia that was established to educate people about climate change and preserving rainforests.
- CCN manages carbon credit sourcing and sales, provides online platforms for carbon trading, and invests in green technologies.
- CCN partners with Sustainable Growth Group and the Rimba Megah Lestari conservation project in Indonesia, the largest such project to date, to generate and sell carbon credits that fund rainforest protection.
Justice in the Green Economy by Joachim SpangenbergComm Anped
The document discusses global resource management and sustainability. It argues that globalizing current resource consumption patterns would be environmentally and socially unsustainable. It notes that a small portion of the global population consumes most resources. A green economy promises to address multiple crises through sustainability, but it must deliver on justice and planetary boundaries to do so. Resource efficiency alone is not enough; absolute decoupling of economic growth from resource use is needed to avoid rebound effects. Limitations may be required to allow environmental replenishment and justice.
This document provides an agenda for a webinar on September 13, 2011 to launch the REDDy-Set-Grow Part II report. The webinar will include welcome remarks and presentations from representatives of organizations involved in forests and climate change negotiations. Speakers will discuss private sector suggestions for international climate negotiators based on the recommendations in the REDDy-Set-Grow Part II report, which was produced by UNEP Finance Initiative to advise negotiators on catalyzing private investment in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The webinar will focus on the most promising policy scenarios and ways to address risks to private sector investment in REDD+.
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American f...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Vanessa Evans , Bruno Locatelli , Andrew Wardell , Angela Andrade , and Raffaele Vignola,
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American forests.
Oaxaca Workshop
Forest Governance, Decentralisation and REDD+ in
Latin America and the Caribbean
31 August – 03 September 2010, Oaxaca, Mexico.
1 introduction andrzej jagusiewicz polish general inspectorate giosInnovation Norway
This document summarizes a session on green energy production from a conference on green growth in Warsaw. It discusses managing natural capital and ecosystem services to improve resource efficiency and ensure resilience. A green economy aims to enhance human well-being while improving resource efficiency and ensuring ecosystem resilience. Where natural capital is limited, trade-offs must be made between different ecosystem services and resource uses. Challenges include the need to improve ecological resilience and redesign economic models to generate growth while protecting future generations and the environment. Progress is being made on improving energy and resource efficiency in the EU and EEA countries. Polish-Norwegian cooperation on environmental monitoring and inspection is strengthening air quality assessment and technical inspection capacities in Poland based on Norwegian experiences.
This document summarizes a presentation about the final report from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) project on water and wetlands. The presentation covers: an overview of TEEB and the TEEB water and wetlands project; the benefits humans derive from water and wetlands and what we risk losing; measuring ecosystem services to improve management; integrating the values of water and wetlands into decision making; and recommendations to transform our approach. Wetlands provide important ecosystem services supporting water security and other benefits, yet have been degraded, resulting in losses to biodiversity, human well-being and economies. The TEEB report provides evidence on the high economic values of wetland ecosystem services compared to other
- The Green Belt Movement planted over 4.2 million trees across Kenya in 2010 and launched a watershed-based tree planting approach to improve water access and management.
- They held Kenya's first training on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and conducted biomass surveys in Mau Forest to establish a carbon baseline.
- GBM advocated for environmental protections in Kenya's new constitution and increased civic education efforts around its passage.
English Version Ccn Business Plan(Long) 24 March 2011 (L)(5)naroseo
CCN is a carbon trading consulting firm based in Adelaide, Australia that was established to educate people about climate change and environmental preservation. It operates a carbon auction platform, invests in green technologies, and handles carbon credit projects. CCN works with partners like Sustainable Growth Group to develop large conservation projects, such as the 250,000 hectare Rimba Megah Lestari project in Indonesia, the largest in the country, which will generate 10 million carbon credits for CCN.
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). It discusses the value of ecosystem services and natural capital. It provides examples of provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services. It highlights the economic importance of pollination for agriculture and pest control for reducing losses. The document also discusses the role of protected areas like Natura 2000 sites and opportunities for organic farming within these areas.
This document analyzes trends in ecological footprints in the Mediterranean region. It is a collaboration between Global Footprint Network, WWF Mediterranean, UNESCO Venice, Plan Bleu, and others. The document finds that the ecological footprints of Mediterranean nations now exceed the region's biocapacity by over 150%. Addressing ecological deficits and reducing fossil fuel dependence will help countries combat climate change and become more economically resilient by managing biocapacity and reducing demand on natural resources. Taking action now will be less costly than waiting, as countries can build economies that work with nature instead of against it.
This document provides an overview of significant climate anomalies and events from 2008-2009. Some key points include:
- Arctic sea ice reached its second lowest extent on record in September 2009.
- Many regions experienced extreme weather such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and snowfall.
- Glacial melt, sea level rise, and ocean warming continued to accelerate according to scientific studies.
- Researchers found that climate change is occurring faster than previous predictions and its effects are already causing serious environmental and socioeconomic consequences around the world.
Sustainability concepts in Civil Engineering - Module-2Abhilash B L
This presentation gives you Information regarding Resource degradation, climate change regional and local environmental issues, carbon Credits and carbon trading, carbon footprint, carbon sequestration - carbon capture and storage (CCS) environmental management standard ISO 14,000 series, life-cycle analysis scope and goal, Biomimicking
This document discusses how managing ecosystems and land can draw down carbon from the atmosphere and stabilize the climate. Large-scale adoption of natural climate solutions like soil-based carbon capture are very cost-effective ways to remove carbon. The City of Boulder and Boulder County are leading initiatives to test carbon farming practices on public lands, involving local farmers, researchers, and citizens. Their goal is to rapidly develop land-based carbon removal strategies and scale them worldwide to address climate change.
This document summarizes climate change coping approaches in Portugal across different scales from national to local. At the national scale, Portugal prepares an annual National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and has a National Programme for Climate Change and National Strategy for Climate Adaptation that establish sectoral emissions reduction targets and goals for increasing knowledge and implementing adaptation measures. At the local scale, over 99 Portuguese municipalities have signed the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and 26 municipalities have developed Municipal Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation. Research and development projects are also studying approaches for coastal and river basin management to cope with climate change impacts through monitoring, developing technologies, and identifying solutions.
Cornell Trieste CLEWS modelling October 2013Sarah Cornell
This document discusses the Earth system science perspective and the concept of planetary boundaries. It notes that earth system science research from the 1980s onward established that the Earth functions as a single system with interacting physical, chemical, biological and human components. The document also summarizes the key findings of the planetary boundaries framework, which proposes nine planetary boundaries related to human pressures like climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical pollution. It acknowledges that determining these boundaries involves assumptions and uncertainties due to the complexity of the Earth system and interactions between different scales.
anaerobic digestion for cost reduction and sustainable food manufacturing
Food manufacturers are turning to biogas installations to reduce waste, energy and operating costs, CO2 emissions, and to produce green energy that can be sold. Biogas from food waste and sustainable manufacturing in the Food industry was the focus of a lecture at Warwick University by PM Group’s Barry McDermott and Campbell Stevens.
Lend Lease implements sustainability initiatives across its projects globally, including its work with the Department of Defense through the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. Some key sustainability programs introduced at Lend Lease communities include:
1) Installing solar photovoltaic systems capable of generating up to 18 megawatts to provide renewable energy for residents in Hawaii.
2) Conserving over 30 million gallons of water in Colorado through xeriscaping and conservation campaigns in response to drought conditions.
3) Launching a waste reduction program called SYNERGY at Campbell Crossing in Kentucky to educate residents on sustainable practices.
Importance of climate to architectural designs in nigeriaAgboola Paul
This paper reiterates the need for
architects/designers to design in relation to climate, in order to achieve pleasantly,
comfortable and conducive structures that ensure physiological and psychological
the comfort of the occupants. As a result of which, there will be a reduction in
the substantial amount expended by people to achieve thermal comfort within and
around the building, through the use of mechanically controlled measures
1. The document discusses the need to reunite the UNFCCC (climate change) and CBD (biodiversity) conventions to ensure policies under both treaties work towards maintaining the biosphere's ecological integrity.
2. It notes that ecosystems store large amounts of carbon long-term and that considering biodiversity is important for carbon dynamics and resilience.
3. The key principles highlighted for integrating the conventions are focusing on cooperation not competition, recognizing biodiversity as essential to mitigation and adaptation, and prioritizing avoiding emissions by protecting forests.
The document discusses various topics related to ecological architecture and urbanism. It covers global environmental issues like greenhouse effect, biodiversity loss, desertification, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, nuclear disasters, oil pollution, and hazardous waste. It then discusses specific issues in more detail, including greenhouse effect and global warming, biodiversity, desertification, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, nuclear disasters, oil pollution, and hazardous waste. For each issue, it describes causes, impacts, and potential strategies to address the problems. Other topics covered include rainwater harvesting, water and energy conservation, urban forests, and watershed management. The overall document provides an overview of important environmental issues and sustainable practices for architecture and urban planning.
2014.03.06 Welcome - Transportation Techies - Center for Total HealthTed Eytan, MD, MS, MPH
Why is a health system interested in active transportation? Welcome to Transportation Techies Meetup, hosted at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health, Washington, DC USA
Justice in the Green Economy by Joachim SpangenbergComm Anped
The document discusses global resource management and sustainability. It argues that globalizing current resource consumption patterns would be environmentally and socially unsustainable. It notes that a small portion of the global population consumes most resources. A green economy promises to address multiple crises through sustainability, but it must deliver on justice and planetary boundaries to do so. Resource efficiency alone is not enough; absolute decoupling of economic growth from resource use is needed to avoid rebound effects. Limitations may be required to allow environmental replenishment and justice.
This document provides an agenda for a webinar on September 13, 2011 to launch the REDDy-Set-Grow Part II report. The webinar will include welcome remarks and presentations from representatives of organizations involved in forests and climate change negotiations. Speakers will discuss private sector suggestions for international climate negotiators based on the recommendations in the REDDy-Set-Grow Part II report, which was produced by UNEP Finance Initiative to advise negotiators on catalyzing private investment in reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. The webinar will focus on the most promising policy scenarios and ways to address risks to private sector investment in REDD+.
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American f...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Vanessa Evans , Bruno Locatelli , Andrew Wardell , Angela Andrade , and Raffaele Vignola,
Linkages between climate change adaptation and mitigation in Latin American forests.
Oaxaca Workshop
Forest Governance, Decentralisation and REDD+ in
Latin America and the Caribbean
31 August – 03 September 2010, Oaxaca, Mexico.
1 introduction andrzej jagusiewicz polish general inspectorate giosInnovation Norway
This document summarizes a session on green energy production from a conference on green growth in Warsaw. It discusses managing natural capital and ecosystem services to improve resource efficiency and ensure resilience. A green economy aims to enhance human well-being while improving resource efficiency and ensuring ecosystem resilience. Where natural capital is limited, trade-offs must be made between different ecosystem services and resource uses. Challenges include the need to improve ecological resilience and redesign economic models to generate growth while protecting future generations and the environment. Progress is being made on improving energy and resource efficiency in the EU and EEA countries. Polish-Norwegian cooperation on environmental monitoring and inspection is strengthening air quality assessment and technical inspection capacities in Poland based on Norwegian experiences.
This document summarizes a presentation about the final report from The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) project on water and wetlands. The presentation covers: an overview of TEEB and the TEEB water and wetlands project; the benefits humans derive from water and wetlands and what we risk losing; measuring ecosystem services to improve management; integrating the values of water and wetlands into decision making; and recommendations to transform our approach. Wetlands provide important ecosystem services supporting water security and other benefits, yet have been degraded, resulting in losses to biodiversity, human well-being and economies. The TEEB report provides evidence on the high economic values of wetland ecosystem services compared to other
- The Green Belt Movement planted over 4.2 million trees across Kenya in 2010 and launched a watershed-based tree planting approach to improve water access and management.
- They held Kenya's first training on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and conducted biomass surveys in Mau Forest to establish a carbon baseline.
- GBM advocated for environmental protections in Kenya's new constitution and increased civic education efforts around its passage.
English Version Ccn Business Plan(Long) 24 March 2011 (L)(5)naroseo
CCN is a carbon trading consulting firm based in Adelaide, Australia that was established to educate people about climate change and environmental preservation. It operates a carbon auction platform, invests in green technologies, and handles carbon credit projects. CCN works with partners like Sustainable Growth Group to develop large conservation projects, such as the 250,000 hectare Rimba Megah Lestari project in Indonesia, the largest in the country, which will generate 10 million carbon credits for CCN.
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). It discusses the value of ecosystem services and natural capital. It provides examples of provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services. It highlights the economic importance of pollination for agriculture and pest control for reducing losses. The document also discusses the role of protected areas like Natura 2000 sites and opportunities for organic farming within these areas.
This document analyzes trends in ecological footprints in the Mediterranean region. It is a collaboration between Global Footprint Network, WWF Mediterranean, UNESCO Venice, Plan Bleu, and others. The document finds that the ecological footprints of Mediterranean nations now exceed the region's biocapacity by over 150%. Addressing ecological deficits and reducing fossil fuel dependence will help countries combat climate change and become more economically resilient by managing biocapacity and reducing demand on natural resources. Taking action now will be less costly than waiting, as countries can build economies that work with nature instead of against it.
This document provides an overview of significant climate anomalies and events from 2008-2009. Some key points include:
- Arctic sea ice reached its second lowest extent on record in September 2009.
- Many regions experienced extreme weather such as droughts, floods, heat waves, and snowfall.
- Glacial melt, sea level rise, and ocean warming continued to accelerate according to scientific studies.
- Researchers found that climate change is occurring faster than previous predictions and its effects are already causing serious environmental and socioeconomic consequences around the world.
Sustainability concepts in Civil Engineering - Module-2Abhilash B L
This presentation gives you Information regarding Resource degradation, climate change regional and local environmental issues, carbon Credits and carbon trading, carbon footprint, carbon sequestration - carbon capture and storage (CCS) environmental management standard ISO 14,000 series, life-cycle analysis scope and goal, Biomimicking
This document discusses how managing ecosystems and land can draw down carbon from the atmosphere and stabilize the climate. Large-scale adoption of natural climate solutions like soil-based carbon capture are very cost-effective ways to remove carbon. The City of Boulder and Boulder County are leading initiatives to test carbon farming practices on public lands, involving local farmers, researchers, and citizens. Their goal is to rapidly develop land-based carbon removal strategies and scale them worldwide to address climate change.
This document summarizes climate change coping approaches in Portugal across different scales from national to local. At the national scale, Portugal prepares an annual National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and has a National Programme for Climate Change and National Strategy for Climate Adaptation that establish sectoral emissions reduction targets and goals for increasing knowledge and implementing adaptation measures. At the local scale, over 99 Portuguese municipalities have signed the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and 26 municipalities have developed Municipal Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation. Research and development projects are also studying approaches for coastal and river basin management to cope with climate change impacts through monitoring, developing technologies, and identifying solutions.
Cornell Trieste CLEWS modelling October 2013Sarah Cornell
This document discusses the Earth system science perspective and the concept of planetary boundaries. It notes that earth system science research from the 1980s onward established that the Earth functions as a single system with interacting physical, chemical, biological and human components. The document also summarizes the key findings of the planetary boundaries framework, which proposes nine planetary boundaries related to human pressures like climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical pollution. It acknowledges that determining these boundaries involves assumptions and uncertainties due to the complexity of the Earth system and interactions between different scales.
anaerobic digestion for cost reduction and sustainable food manufacturing
Food manufacturers are turning to biogas installations to reduce waste, energy and operating costs, CO2 emissions, and to produce green energy that can be sold. Biogas from food waste and sustainable manufacturing in the Food industry was the focus of a lecture at Warwick University by PM Group’s Barry McDermott and Campbell Stevens.
Lend Lease implements sustainability initiatives across its projects globally, including its work with the Department of Defense through the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. Some key sustainability programs introduced at Lend Lease communities include:
1) Installing solar photovoltaic systems capable of generating up to 18 megawatts to provide renewable energy for residents in Hawaii.
2) Conserving over 30 million gallons of water in Colorado through xeriscaping and conservation campaigns in response to drought conditions.
3) Launching a waste reduction program called SYNERGY at Campbell Crossing in Kentucky to educate residents on sustainable practices.
Importance of climate to architectural designs in nigeriaAgboola Paul
This paper reiterates the need for
architects/designers to design in relation to climate, in order to achieve pleasantly,
comfortable and conducive structures that ensure physiological and psychological
the comfort of the occupants. As a result of which, there will be a reduction in
the substantial amount expended by people to achieve thermal comfort within and
around the building, through the use of mechanically controlled measures
1. The document discusses the need to reunite the UNFCCC (climate change) and CBD (biodiversity) conventions to ensure policies under both treaties work towards maintaining the biosphere's ecological integrity.
2. It notes that ecosystems store large amounts of carbon long-term and that considering biodiversity is important for carbon dynamics and resilience.
3. The key principles highlighted for integrating the conventions are focusing on cooperation not competition, recognizing biodiversity as essential to mitigation and adaptation, and prioritizing avoiding emissions by protecting forests.
The document discusses various topics related to ecological architecture and urbanism. It covers global environmental issues like greenhouse effect, biodiversity loss, desertification, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, nuclear disasters, oil pollution, and hazardous waste. It then discusses specific issues in more detail, including greenhouse effect and global warming, biodiversity, desertification, ozone layer depletion, acid rain, nuclear disasters, oil pollution, and hazardous waste. For each issue, it describes causes, impacts, and potential strategies to address the problems. Other topics covered include rainwater harvesting, water and energy conservation, urban forests, and watershed management. The overall document provides an overview of important environmental issues and sustainable practices for architecture and urban planning.
2014.03.06 Welcome - Transportation Techies - Center for Total HealthTed Eytan, MD, MS, MPH
Why is a health system interested in active transportation? Welcome to Transportation Techies Meetup, hosted at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health, Washington, DC USA
Trabalho prático #1 (regime de concessão -henrique santana 74278)Sydney Dias
O documento discute as rodadas de licitação de concessões de áreas exploratórias no Brasil. Ele define concessão no contexto do petróleo e gás natural, traça o histórico das rodadas desde a Rodada Zero em 1998, e descreve as regras, etapas e acompanhamento do processo de licitação.
This document summarizes data from two surveys conducted in 2008 and 2009 on social media usage. It shows:
- Participants in social media shifted to older age groups between 2008 and 2009, with fewer under 25 and more 45-54 year olds.
- Access to technologies like home computers, laptops, and cell phones increased from 2008 to 2009.
- While email and phones remained the most used communication tools, text messaging increased in both personal and business use from 2008 to 2009.
- Awareness of social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn increased from 2008 to 2009, but participation rates grew more slowly.
- Blackberry and Samsung phones were the most commonly used mobile
The Tucson MHIST Program coordinates all involuntary mental health transports for the Tucson Police Department using plain clothes officers and unmarked vehicles to reduce stigma. The detectives on the team investigate cases where individuals are falling through cracks in social systems to facilitate early behavioral health connections before crises occur. This balances community support, public safety, and reduced risk for law enforcement. The team is comprised of a sergeant, three detectives, and six officers who perform investigative and transport functions.
Students are to work independently on reading activities found in their reading book or online. They should complete the activities and title each one. The activities are part of the reading workshop.
The document is very short, containing only the single word "Tuesday". Based on context clues, it can be inferred that this refers to a day of the week, specifically the day between Monday and Wednesday. No other meaningful details are provided in the extremely brief text.
This document summarizes Sydney Water's climate change strategy to address risks from climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The strategy includes quantifying climate change risks, reducing emissions to become carbon neutral by 2020, and increasing infrastructure resilience. Key actions involve research, renewable energy, energy efficiency, carbon offsetting, and adapting water supplies and operations to climate change impacts like higher temperatures and more extreme weather.
This document discusses the potential of using a hybrid biomass cogeneration system for powering marine systems like ports. It notes that waste disposal from ships is an increasing problem and biomass cogeneration can provide environmental benefits by reducing waste and producing energy. The paper considers how ship and port waste could power a hybrid system using biomass along with other renewable sources like solar and hydrogen. It provides background on sustainability requirements, current renewable energy use, and energy consumption trends in Malaysia where port case studies could be conducted. Integrating hybrid renewable sources remains a viable option for port powering to reduce emissions.
This document discusses the potential of using a hybrid biomass cogeneration system for powering marine systems like ports. It notes that waste disposal from ships is an increasing problem and biomass cogeneration can provide environmental benefits by reducing waste and producing energy. The paper considers how ship and port waste could power a hybrid system using biomass along with other renewable sources like solar and hydrogen. It provides background on sustainability requirements, current renewable energy use, and energy consumption trends in Malaysia where port case studies could be conducted. Integrating hybrid renewable sources remains a viable option for port powering to reduce emissions.
This document discusses the potential of using a hybrid biomass cogeneration system for powering marine systems like ports. It notes that waste disposal from ships is an increasing problem and biomass cogeneration can provide environmental benefits by reducing waste and producing energy. The paper considers how ship and port waste can be used in a hybrid system combining biomass with existing energy sources like steam or diesel to meet port energy demands in a more sustainable way. It provides background on sustainability requirements, current renewable energy use, and emerging hybrid systems. Tables show Malaysia's energy consumption, reserves, and outlook.
This document discusses the potential for hybrid biomass cogeneration systems to power marine ports more sustainably. Waste from ships and ports could be used to produce fuels through various processing methods to generate electricity and heat while reducing waste. A hybrid system combining biomass with other renewable sources like solar and hydrogen alongside existing energy sources could help ports meet energy demands and regulations on emissions. The hybrid approach remains a promising option for port and ship power that could gain more acceptance if the risks and benefits are clearly analyzed and new energy systems are simulated.
Running head CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY .docxsusanschei
Running head: CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
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Construction of the National Energy Policy
Weltee Wolo
Rasmussen College
Author Note
This paper is being submitted on November 28, 2017 for Jaime Farrow’s
Human Uses of the Environment
G328/EVR3410 course
Construction of the National Energy Policy
In the present day world, non-renewable energy has been heavily utilized as an ultimate source of energy both in for domestic and industrial use. Although the prospecting of energy has proven to be well-organized in the manufacturing of energy, the perpetual utilization of fossil fuels keeps posing a danger to the future generations as well as to the environment. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) research well indicated that the continuous emission of Green House Gas by the numerous industries across the globe have increased by a significant degree in the atmosphere. This trend has no doubt posed an imminent threat to the environment since the accumulation of hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in the atmosphere has reached the alarming proportions as compared to the previous research, which was conducted way back in 1996 (Making National Energy Policy, 2017). It is for these worrying symptoms that there dire need for a national energy policy arises to orchestrate the manufacturing and utilization of renewable energy; solar, hydro, thermal as opposed to non-renewable sources of power; which entails oil, coal and natural gas.
How to construct this policy
The National Energy Policy will be concerned with the creating mechanisms to process or rather establish the sources of energy, which are essentially environmentally friendly and which would still be moderate on the gross domestic product (GDP). The best example is displayed by the government of the United Kingdom (UK), which recently proposed the adoption of Photovoltaic innovation to be converting solar energy into electric energy for domestic and industrial usage (Anger, Zannier & Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels, Belgium), 2017). This initiative has proven to be brilliant idea, which most manufacturing industries in particular must embrace as solar energy is renewable and freely available at each person’s disposal. Above all, this form of energy is overly friendly with the environmental and is not associated with any health threats to the users.
There is every need therefore, for the government to select wind and solar power energy as sources of renewable energy. In the new National Energy Policy, the government is required to exhaustively deliberate upon the effects of perpetual utilization of the non-renewable energy, not just to the environment alone, but also to individual health. The government should work with speed to launch a policy mechanism through the Energy Saving Trust to begin effecting the proposed changes as soon as possible. This mechanism should be designed to accelerate investment in energy technologies that are re ...
Solar Panels: A Transformative Solution for Climate ChangeNahiyanUddin
The document discusses how transitioning to solar panels can help mitigate climate change in 3 key ways:
1. Solar energy generation emits fewer greenhouse gases than fossil fuels, reducing carbon emissions and addressing environmental degradation.
2. Solar panels have a minimal ecological footprint which helps avoid habitat disruption from traditional energy extraction and reduces environmental degradation.
3. The growing solar industry is creating jobs worldwide, promoting economic growth while supporting the transition to cleaner energy generation.
Environmental Sustainability by Dr. Vinayak Chavan.pptxvinayak665840
The document discusses environmental sustainability, carbon footprints, and carbon sequestration. It defines key terms like sustainable development, environmental sustainability, carbon footprint, and carbon sequestration. It discusses how carbon footprints can be reduced through strategies like using renewable energy, public transportation, waste reduction, and carbon offsetting. Reducing carbon footprints is important for mitigating climate change and protecting the environment.
The document discusses the need for discussion and action on climate change issues, noting that the UN has issued recommendations based on extensive studies of climate change and its risks. It also explains that the European Union wants to lead by example in making commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon society, but it must ensure these commitments are sustainable. Finally, it provides background on climate science, defining climate and climate change, and noting that observed changes in atmospheric composition and global warming indicate human activities are influencing the climate system.
Climate projects refer to specific initiatives, policies, projects, investments, programs, or activities that are designed to address climate change and its impacts. These projects are typically focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the effects of climate change or climate-related challenges.
The document is a collection of endorsements for the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 plan published by Beyond Zero Emissions. Several key points are made in the endorsements:
1) The plan shows that transitioning Australia to 100% renewable energy by 2020 is technically feasible and affordable.
2) It provides a roadmap for how Australia can become a global leader in renewable energy given its natural resources.
3) Adopting the plan would help Australia meet its emissions reduction targets and shift to a sustainable energy future.
WRA worked on energy, water, and public lands issues in 2003. In energy, they promoted renewable energy standards and efficiency measures. They also worked to reduce emissions from coal plants and prevent new coal plant construction. In water, they advocated for urban water conservation and efficiency and protected rivers and habitats. In lands, they focused on responsible oil and gas development, protecting roadless areas, managing motorized recreation, and grazing reform.
1. Dr. James Hansen believes we have less than a decade to take action on climate change before producing an irreversibly different planet.
2. Climate change is a change in climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the atmosphere.
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O clima em Israel
1. State of Israel
COPING
WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
IN ISRAEL
Special Issue | UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference | December 2009
Printed on Recycled Paper
Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection
www.environment.gov.il
2. FROM KYOTO TO COPENHAGEN:
A WORD FROM ISRAEL'S MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Israel is a small, densely of water resources (including drip irrigation and wastewater
populated country charac reuse), sophisticated agriculture and afforestation, desalination,
photo: Dani Machlis, BenGurion University of the Negev
A solar "tree" based on concentrated photovoltaics/
terized by an expanding solar energy, and innovative approaches to prevent and
population and economic combat desertification. Based on this accumulated experience
growth against a backdrop with limited water resources, intense solar radiation and high
of land and water scarcity. temperatures, Israel can well contribute technological solutions
Under a "business as usual" for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Today we are ready to
scenario, forecasts indicate serve as a regional laboratory and center of excellence to prepare
that mounting energy for and adapt to changing climatic conditions.
consumption coupled with
escalating traffic congestion In recent years, we have begun to take steps to improve the
will bring about significant efficiency and conservation of energy systems, effect changes in
increases in greenhouse gas energy consumption patterns, advance the use of natural gas in
emissions by 2020. Israel is power stations and industry, promote clean, public transportation
determined to change this systems, encourage green building and give higher priority to
trend. renewable energy sources (with an emphasis on solar energy).
Additional steps will be introduced, taking account of both the
Although a small contributor decisions taken at Copenhagen and the results of our studies on
to global warming, Israel greenhouse gas mitigation options.
regards itself as a full and
active partner in global Israel's delegation to the Copenhagen Climate Change
efforts to promote a low Conference includes representatives of government ministries,
carbon economy. Just a local authorities, the industrial sector, the electricity sector,
little more than six months academic and research institutions and environmental non
ago, our cabinet approved governmental organizations. All are committed to combating
the establishment of a climate change. Their hopes and visions are reflected on the
Ministerial Committee on following pages.
Environmental Protection
and Climate Change, As we gather in Copenhagen to negotiate the post2012 climate
underlining the new agreement, we must explore joint efforts for reducing emissions,
priority given to climate ensuring global environmental protection, and improving the
change in Israel. At present, quality of life for all, regionally and globally. No country can
an interministerial directorsgeneral committee is working on overcome the challenge alone. Protecting our planet from
formulating a national climate change plan for Israel which will the ravages of climate change requires concerted efforts and
consist of both mitigation and adaptation measures. In parallel, mutual assistance. Israel stands willing and able to shoulder its
several studies are ongoing on mapping mitigation options, responsibilities to the best of its ability together with members
adapting to climate change and preparing a greenhouse gas of the global community. At the same time, our advanced
abatement cost curve for Israel. technologies provide us with new opportunities to find
innovative solutions to the challenges lying ahead, in terms of
Since its creation some 61 years ago, Israel has invested major both mitigation and adaptation, and to transfer these innovative
efforts in research and development in order to overcome the technologies to countries worldwide.
country's scarcity of natural resources, especially energy, land
and water. It has faced these challenges by developing cutting MK Gilad Erdan
edge technologies in such fields as efficient management Minister of Environmental Protection, Israel
COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN ISRAEL
3. PREPARING FOR POST-KYOTO
Haifa bay/photo: Ilan Malester
Israel is preparing a program of mitigation, adaptation and technology development to confront
the challenges of climate change
At the 13th Climate Change Conference in Bali, which took place › Promotion of research and development and transfer of
in December 2007, Parties to the United Nations Framework information and technology in the fields of water, forestation,
Convention on Climate Change adopted a road map which solar energy, land management, and more.
charts the course for a future international agreement on tackling
climate change, which will come into effect after the commitment
Boosting Research on Climate Change
period of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. Four major building
blocks were identified at Bali as crucial to the process because › In 2005, the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Environmental
they will determine how the new agreement, whose draft is Protection issued a call for proposals for research studies
expected to be completed in 2009 at the 15th Climate Change on the impacts of climate change in Israel and means of
Conference in Copenhagen, will be implemented: mitigation, adaptation. Ten research projects were approved for funding
adaptation, technology and finance. Israel, for its part, classified on subjects as diverse as the impacts of vegetation on the
as a nonAnnex I country under the Climate Change Convention, urban microclimate and changes in biodiversity as a result of
has taken heed of the message and is going forward on all climate change.
fronts. › In September 2008, the Chief Scientist issued an additional
call for proposals for research studies on climate change on
Preparing for the Post-Kyoto Era the following subjects: climate change forecasts for Israel
until the year 2030, analysis of climate change trends in Israel
Israel, which ratified the Climate Change Convention in 1996 over the past 30 years and anticipated impacts of climate
and the Kyoto Protocol in 2004, does not currently have any change until the year 2030 in different areas.
binding limitation on its greenhouse gas emissions. This is in
contrast to developed countries which are obligated to reduce › In September 2009, the Ministry of Environmental Protection
their greenhouse gas emissions by a collective average of 5% organized a seminar on climate change in Israel, aimed at
below their 1990 levels during the first commitment period of assessing expected impacts until 2030-2040, in such areas as
the Kyoto Protocol. However, Israel is well aware that climate temperature, precipitation, evaporation, and biodiversity.
change mitigation (action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and enhance sinks) and adaptation (initiatives and measures to
reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate Toward Greenhouse Gas Reduction
change) are no longer options, but rather imperatives. Therefore,
it has initiated several steps to prepare for the postKyoto era. Statistics on greenhouse gas emissions in Israel are not
encouraging, to say the least. Based on Central Bureau of
Efforts are currently focusing on the following areas: Statistics data, Israel emitted more than 76 million tons of
greenhouse gases per year (CO2 equivalent) in 2007, a rise of
› Definition of reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions more than 20% since 1996. In contrast to many developed
in all relevant sectors (energy, waste treatment, transport, countries, whose greenhouse gas emissions are on the decrease,
industry and agriculture). Israel's emissions are expected to continue to increase under
› Preparation of a national action plan to achieve the targets by a business as usual scenario, largely due to an increase in its
2025. population (natural increase and immigration), rise in standard
› Preparation of a vulnerability assessment to climate change of living and special circumstances including land and water
and an adaptation plan to confront potential risks and scarcity. Clearly, the challenge lies in stabilizing emissions and
opportunities. changing the trend.
DECEMBER 009 WWW.ENVIRONMENT.GOV.IL
4. Emissions of Direct Greenhouse Gases in Israel (tons) Disribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector (2007)
90,000 11.6
11,52 Agriculture
Commercial and Domestic, 1%
and Forestry, 3%
80,000 Industry
76,770 11.4
73,513 74,650 (esp. cement and lime), 12%
72,438 72,683
72,136
70,000
11.2
62,705 Waste, 20%
60,000 11,03
11
Total 1,000 tons
Total per capita
50,000
10,78 10.8
10,67
40,000 10,69
10,61 Transportation, 20%
10.6
10,58
30,000
Electricity
10.4 (generation and oil re ning)
20,000
56%
10,000 10.2
Contribution of Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Total
0 0 CO2 eq. Emissions (2007)
1996 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: Israel Bureau of Statistics Methane, 9% Nitrous
oxide, 4%
Fuel combustion accounts for about 76% of Israel's greenhouse
gas emissions, of which some 56% originate in electricity and
energy production (some 42 million tons) and another 20% in
vehicular emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main component
of greenhouse gas emissions in Israel (some 87%), followed by
methane (CH4) which is largely emitted by landfills and nitrous
Carbon dioxide, 87%
oxide (N2O) from agriculture and industry.
Switching to natural gas in › All units approved within the framework of an emergency plan
will be based on natural gas operation – 1760 megawatts
the electricity sector
The switch to natural gas in Israel's electricity generation system will play Toward Reduced Pollutant Emissions
an important part in Israel's greenhouse gas mitigation strategy In parallel to the use of natural gas, the Electricity Corporation
Over the past decade a strategic revolution has taken place in Israel's expects to invest some 2 billion dollars over the coming decade in the
electricity generation system: a switch to natural gas. Since natural country's existing coal-fired units in order to adapt them to European
gas was first introduced into the Eshkol power plant in Ashdod in conditions. These projects are expected to reduce pollutant emissions
February 2004, the share of natural gas in the electricity production significantly in comparison to today's levels.
system has reached 40% or some 3,700 megawatts. The move has According to Electricity Corporation assessments, these steps are
already reduced emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases expected to bring about a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
into the atmosphere and will continue to do so in the future. from the electricity generation system in 2030, in comparison to the
emissions that were anticipated in a business as usual scenario,
Changes in Israel's Electricity Generation based on emission factors for 2005.
System – 2001-2013
It is anticipated that more than 60% of the Israel Electricity Calculating Emissions and their Costs in the Long Term
Corporation's installed production capacity in 2013, some 14,000
As part of Israel's preparations for the Copenhagen Climate Change
mg, will be based on natural gas:
Conference, the Electricity Corporation carried out simulations of
› Eight units which were fueled by heavy oil (in Ashdod, Tel Aviv
different development plans in the electricity generation system for
and Haifa) were converted to natural gas – 1620 megawatts
the years 2020-2030 in order to assess the implications of different
› Production units which were fueled by diesel fuel have or will be
greenhouse gas emissions reduction scenarios on the electricity
converted to natural gas – 2230 megawatts
sector.
› 8 combined cycle units were or will be constructed for natural gas
operation – 2950 megawatts
COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN ISRAEL
5. What's Been Done to Tackle › In 2007, the Ministry of Environmental Protection initiated the
Climate Change in Israel? preparation of an adaptation assessment, whose first phase
was completed in 2008.
› Israel ratified the Climate Change Convention in 1996 and the
Kyoto Protocol in 2004. › In 2008-2009, several regulations and standards on energy
efficiency and energy labeling of electrical appliances were
› The Ministry of Environmental Protection in cooperation with
published, in addition to regulations and standards published
the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes its greenhouse gas
in previous years.
emissions inventory on an annual basis.
› In 2009, a draft protocol of guidelines for the establishment of
› In 1998, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, in
a voluntary mechanism for greenhouse gas emissions registry
cooperation with the S. Neaman Institute for Advanced
and reporting in Israel was prepared, with expectations that a
Studies in Science and Technology, prepared an initial study
pilot registry will be launched in 2010.
on options for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in Israel,
based on conditions in 1996. › In September 2009, the Ministry of Environmental Protection
commissioned a study from McKinsey and Company for the
› In 2004, a Designated National Authority for authorizing
preparation of a carbon abatement cost curve for Israel that
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Israel was
quantifies reduction measures across sectors.
established and, to date, 46 projects have been submitted for
approval, of which 16 are registered with the United Nations. › In 2009, Israel began preparing its Second National
Communication on Climate Change in Israel to be submitted
› In 2005, Israel Standard 5281 for buildings with reduced
to the UN.
environmental impact (green buildings) was published by the
Standards Institution of Israel. › In 2009, a major energy conservation campaign was
inaugurated by the Ministry of National Infrastructures, the
› In 2007-2008, the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Israel Electricity
commissioned updated studies on options for mitigating
Corporation to raise awareness of energy efficiency among
greenhouse gas emissions in Israel, consisting of forecasts
the general public.
for greenhouse gas emissions by sectors and options for
mitigation for each scenario, accompanied by cost benefit › In 2009-2010, educational programs on energy efficiency
analyses to the national economy. targeted at kindergarten, elementary school and junior
high school have and will be incorporated into the formal
› In 2007, a landfill levy came into effect in Israel. According
educational system.
to the law, the fees collected are deposited and managed
in a separate fund and are used for the development and › In 2009, an energy management standard, ISO 50001, was
promotion of alternatives to landfilling which are less harmful distributed for public comment with the expectation that pilot
to the environment. programs in a number of companies will begin in 2010.
Photovoltaic panels at BGU's Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center test site/
photo: Dani Machlis, BenGurion University of the Negev
DECEMBER 009 WWW.ENVIRONMENT.GOV.IL
6. Energy-Related Government Decisions
› January 13, 2008: Approval of a government proposal on
the promotion of clean energy use by means of green taxes.
As of August 2009, purchase tax rates on vehicles are linked
to the emission rates of five pollutants: carbon monoxide,
hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, particulates and carbon
dioxide.
› August 21, 2008: Approval of a government proposal on the
promotion of research, technology development and energy
production in the field of renewable energy. The goals of the
new plan, slated for implementation in 2008-2012, are to
increase renewable energy sales and increase research and
development investments in the field. One proposal calls for
establishing a research and development center for renewable
energy technologies in the Negev over a five year investment
period.
› September 18, 2008: Approval of a government proposal
on energy efficiency, which aims to bring about 20% savings
in anticipated electricity consumption by 2020. The program Israel's Adaptation to Climate Change
relates to energy efficiency as a means of tackling climate Alongside the preparation of inventories, forecasts, scenarios and
change. Among the proposed measures: energy savings mitigation measures, adaptation to climate change is on Israel's
in the home and in government structures, green building, agenda. Without doubt, there is strong evidence to suggest that
higher energy efficiency standards for electrical appliances, global warming has largely been caused by human activities, but
information programs on wise use of electricity and whatever the cause, one thing is certain: adaptation strategies
establishment of an energy efficiency fund. must be formulated and implemented in order to address the
› January 29, 2009: Approval of a government proposal on dire impacts of climate change which are already evident today
establishing targets and formulating tools for the promotion and will be further aggravated in the near future. And what's
of renewable energy, especially in the Negev and Arava arid more, these impacts, according to the Fourth Assessment Report
regions. The decision calls for generating 10% of Israel's of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), are
electricity from renewable sources by 2020, with 5% by 2014, expected to be more severe in the Mediterranean Sea basin than
and for identifying and allocating lands in the Negev and in many other parts of the world.
Arava for the construction of power plants from renewable In fact, Israel has witnessed a warming trend since the beginning
energies. of the 1970s, with average temperatures expected to rise by 1.5
degrees Celsius by 2020 and by up to 5 degrees Celsius by the
Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change end of the century compared to 19601990, based on moderate
IPCC scenarios. Recent years have also witnessed an increase in
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is an especially difficult
the frequency and length of extreme weather events, including
challenge in Israel, a country undergoing economic growth
years which are either exceedingly wet or exceedingly dry, with
against a backdrop of continuous increases in both population
predictions pointing to further increases in the number and
and energy consumption. Yet Israel is determined to address
frequency of such events (e.g., drought years, floods, heat waves).
the difficulties. Current efforts are concentrating on assessing
Precipitation is expected to decrease by 10% by 2020 and by 20%
greenhouse gas emissions under different scenarios while
by 2050 while sea level rise in the Mediterranean is predicted to
identifying the steps necessary to reduce these emissions in an
increase by 0.5 meters in 2050 and one meter by 2100. Additional
economically viable manner. Among the measures which have
impacts include reduced flows to Lake Kinneret and reduced
already been proposed are energy savings, both in buildings and
recharge of groundwater aquifers, agricultural damages, impacts
in street lighting, by means of energy efficient light bulbs. Also on
on public health, and biodiversity changes.
the agenda are energy conservation, energy efficiency in power
plants, industrial plants and residential buildings, clean public To address these issues, the Ministry of Environmental Protection
transport and more. set up an interministerial steering committee, headed by the
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7. Anticipated Impacts of Climate Change in Israel
› Water: Reduction of at least 25% in water availability by the
end of the 21st century.
› Coasts and seas: A10 cm rise in sea level may lead to coastline
retreat of 2-10 meters and to the loss of 0.4-2 square kilometers
of coast every 10 years.
› Public health: Increase in mosquito populations and their
distribution may increase the risk of disease.
› Agriculture: Damage to crops due to decrease in water
Ashkelon desalination plant/
availability and 20% increase in water demand and due to
Photo: IDE Technologies Ltd.
pests better suited to warmer climate. Some crops may benefit
from increased CO2 levels.
› Biodiversity: Migration of Mediterranean species northward
and their replacement by desert ecosystems from the Negev.
However, most Mediterranean species seem to be resilient
to the forecasted changes, so that the Israeli landscape is
expected to remain relatively stable. A sharp decrease in
Chief Scientist, to check the potential impacts of climate change precipitates in the south has caused extensive changes in land
on Israel. The objective of the committee was to recommend cover and underlying biota, creating runoff and soil erosion.
ways of preparing and adapting to climate change in a way that
› Energy: Average long-term increase in electricity demand in
would reduce potential damages, on the one hand, and promote
the order of 3.2% per year due to increased demand for air
the development of new concepts and technologies to address
conditioning and cooling.
the problems, on the other hand.
Desertification/Photo: Jenny Rollo
With the aid of working groups, made up of experts in different
disciplines, a draft document was presented for comment during
a workshop held in the beginning of 2008, with the participation
of some fifty experts, directors general of government ministries
and numerous stakeholders. By the summer of 2008, the results
of the two year process were evident in the form of an initial yet
comprehensive report which addresses the anticipated impacts of
climate change on Israel and presents interim recommendations
on adaptation measures in each of the following sectors: water,
drainage, agriculture, seas and coasts, urban environment, public
health, biodiversity, energy and the economy. Plans now call for According to initial estimates, inaction has a high economic cost.
these interim recommendations to be developed into a national Failure to take the necessary actions to adapt to climate change
plan on climate change adaptation. today would carry a high price tag by the year 2020: inaction in
Bumper to bumper traffic/Photo: Ilan Malester
responding to the water scarcity problem may cost the economy
450 million shekels per year (about $120 million), neglecting the
impacts of sea level rise may cost 6 billion shekels, flood damages
are expected to cost 340 million shekels a year, while damages to
agriculture may reach some 3 billion shekels a year.
Mitigation and Adaptation Technologies
Clearly, technology is linked both to mitigation and adaptation,
and Israel is poised to play its part in the development and
transfer of new technologies to address these twin issues. Today,
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8. its initial report on adaptation to climate change is ready, its
Hadera power station/Photo: Ilan Malester
carbon abatement cost curve is nearing completion and new
technologies to meet the challenges of both mitigation and
adaptation are being advanced.
The emphasis of Israel's climate change mitigation plan
and adaptation plan will be on reducing economic, social
and ecological damages, on the one hand, and exploiting
opportunities by developing innovative technologies and
exporting expertise, on the other hand. After 2012, Israel may
well be subject to formal commitments for greenhouse gas
reductions, but hopefully, it will also have much to contribute
to the world community in terms of technology to meet the
challenges of climate change.
the challenges of developing mitigation options for reducing Clean Air Law, 2008
greenhouse gas emissions, on the one hand, and mechanisms for
adaptation to climate change, on the other hand, are generating July 22, 2008 will long be remembered as the day in which
new opportunities for companies in Israel and worldwide to find Israel's Knesset (parliament) passed the Clean Air Law. The
innovative solutions to the challenges lying ahead. law, which was enacted following some three years of
deliberation, will come into effect in January 2011.
Based on its rich experience in developing cuttingedge
The aim of the law is: to improve air quality and prevent and
technologies in such fields as water management, recycling and
reduce air pollution, inter alia, by establishing prohibitions
reuse of treated wastewater, desert agriculture and afforestation,
and obligations according to the precautionary principle,
the challenges presented by climate change may well serve
in order to protect human life, health and quality of life and
as a lever to position Israel as a regional and global center of
to protect the environment including natural resources,
knowledge on adaptation to climate change. Dr. Yeshayahu Bar
ecosystems and biodiversity, for the public and for future
Or, Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Environmental Protection,
generations, while considering their needs.
strongly believes that in about 20 years, Europe will experience
some of the conditions that Israel faces today. Therefore, Israel The 97-clause law provides a comprehensive framework
has a great deal to offer to the international community in terms for the treatment and prevention of air pollution by setting
of technologies for effluent irrigation, combating desertification, responsibilities and imposing obligations on the government,
agriculture and forestation in desert conditions and salinity local authorities and the industrial sector.
reduction. Significantly, the law defines a pollutant, inter alia, as a
material whose presence in the air causes or is liable to cause
Developing Israel's Road Map on Climate Change changes in climate and weather.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection is advancing an
integrated policy aimed at reducing both greenhouse gas
emissions and local air pollutants. Two parallel developments are
helping to meet these objectives: the accession process to the
OECD, which is already catalyzing Israel to adopt environmental
policies and meet environmental standards that are effective and
economically efficient and the enactment of a Clean Air Law in
Israel.
As Israel prepares for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the
Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen, Denmark, its initial
study on potential mitigation options has been completed,
Tower reflector/Photo: Weizmann Institute of Science, Solar Research Unit
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9. A CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN
FOR ISRAEL
Mitigation and adaptation measures will be at the heart of Israel's climate change action plan
It is only apt that Israel's Cabinet approved an important and economic and insurance aspects. They are charged with
Photon Energy Transformer Astrophysics Laboratory (PETAL),
environmental decision on the day its parliament celebrated closing the gaps in existing knowledge on the impacts of climate
World Environment Day in June 2009 – a decision to prepare a change in Israel based on different scenarios, surveying available
climate change plan for Israel. The decision followed an earlier means for minimizing damage and vulnerability and identifying
largest dish-shaped solar concentrator in the world/
resolution, on May 24, 2009, to establish a Ministerial Committee Israeli technologies for dealing with climate change that may
photo: Dani Machlis, BenGurion University of the Negev
on Environmental Protection and Climate Change, headed by assist other countries.
Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan.
More on Climate Change in Israel
In accordance with the decision, a directorsgeneral committee
was established, headed by the director general of the Ministry Global warming and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse
of Environmental Protection, Dr. Yossi Inbar, and including the gas emissions call for joint action by countries worldwide. In the
directors general of all relevant ministries. Its mission: to prepare a Mediterranean Sea basin, even more than in other parts of the
climate change policy for Israel and to formulate a national action world, the impacts of climate change are reflected in warming
plan which will include a plan for the reduction of greenhouse gas and drying trends, on the one hand, and in an increase in
emissions (mitigation) and a plan on the country's preparedness extreme weather events (floods and heat waves), on the other
and readiness for climate change (adaptation). hand. Since these trends are associated with adverse impacts on
the water sector, agricultural production, drainage systems, the
To facilitate the process, professional working groups on different energy sector, the coastal environment and more, adaptation
fields of mitigation and adaptation have been set up. The working and preparedness are prerequisites.
groups on mitigation are charged with preparing scenarios and
identifying means for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, Although Israel was classified as a nonAnnex I country (a
each in its particular field (e.g., energy, transport, agriculture, developing economy) under the Climate Change Convention,
planning and building, etc.), including calculating the costs a comparison of carbon dioxide emissions per capita between
of each means. The working groups will recommend national Israel and other European countries shows that Israel is not far
targets for potential greenhouse gas emissions reduction based behind some of the countries with developed economies which
on current Israeli studies and on the results of the international are listed in Annex I of the Convention. In order to quantify Israel's
climate change negotiations for a global agreement (post 2012). mitigation potential, the Ministry of Environmental Protection
They will specify existing and proposed reduction measures, the commissioned an initial study on options for greenhouse gas
reduction potential of each measure, the cost of implementation, emissions reductions in Israel. The study anticipated a further rise
recommendations for implementation, action plans and in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the
timetables. year 2025, under a businessasusual scenario, in relation to 2000.
More than 90% of the emissions will come from the energy and
Working groups on adaptation will concentrate on such transport sectors, with the rest coming from industrial processes
areas as climate change models, the urban sector, agriculture, and waste.
biodiversity, public health, drainage and runoff, water resources
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Stack of Ashkelon power plant/Photo: Ilan Malester
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Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions the number of people employed in the cleantech sector in Israel
in Israel and by developing and transferring new technologies which
will contribute to the global effort to combat climate change.
At present, an additional study is being carried out by the
Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and
Technology for a costbenefit analysis of these and additional Forecast of Business as Usual CO2e emissions growth, 2005-2030
potential mitigation measures and for identifying the barriers and
introducing solutions for these measures. In parallel, in September MtCO2e
Israel
140
2009, the ministry commissioned a study from McKinsey and
Company for the preparation of a carbon abatement cost curve 120
for Israel that quantifies a range of measures across sectors. The
Source: McKinsey Company
quantification will have two elements – quantity of carbon abated 100 +96%
and cost of abatement per lever. Initial findings indicate that Israel
will almost double its greenhouse gas emission by 2030. 80
60
As Israel prepares for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the
Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen in December 2009, 40
it remains committed to taking on the challenge of implementing
mitigation and adaptation measures which will benefit both the 20
country, on a national level, and the global environment. The
0
preparation of a climate change plan for Israel is expected to reduce 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
local air pollution while boosting the Israeli economy, by increasing
10 COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN ISRAEL
11. Industry and Climate Change
FACING UP TO The Manufacturers Association believes that the challenge of
CLIMATE CHANGE: climate change can be transformed into an opportunity to
THE ISRAEL promote a holistic policy in Israel that incorporates national
MANUFACTURERS interest while reaching a winwin situation – where economic
ASSOCIATION growth based on efficiency and conservation is a joint interest of
SPEAKS OUT both industry and the environment.
Israel's national priorities Website: http://www.industry.org.il/Eng/
include promoting a market
based economy; supporting Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Industry
a diverse industry; providing
In June 2009 a GermanIsraeli Workshop on energy efficiency,
employment; enabling eco
nomic growth and attaining initiated and supported by the German Federal Ministry of
good environmental standards. In line with these priorities, Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, took place
Israel's climate policy should promote a range of binding policy at the Israel Manufacturers Association in Tel Aviv. Its aim was to
actions, develop market based mechanisms, support technology demonstrate the considerable energy efficiency potential in the
transfer – emphasizing RD as a national priority, and maintain different branches of industry and to illuminate the concrete
competitiveness while securing employment, maintaining advantages for companies that participate in the international
growth and preventing carbon leakage. carbon market.
It is the view of the Israel Manufacturers' Association that an The workshop afforded Israeli participants, including
international climate agreement must produce measurable, representatives of industry, NGOs and government ministries, an
reportable and verifiable actions. It is the responsibility of every opportunity to learn from the experience of German technology
major emitting country to reduce its emissions in order to achieve providers and energy efficiency service companies. The
the results needed to lower the risk of global climate change. This presentations underlined the winwin implications of energy
new regime should include, if possible, sectorbased agreements efficiency: financial savings to companies and reductions in
with efficient technologies leading to universal targets for greenhouse gas emissions.
emissions cuts.
To achieve emission reduction targets it is important to develop
an enabling market economy. We should support innovation
and competition, a sound and reliable GHG registry, a cap and
trade system, fully bankable allowances, sufficient liquidity and
Haifa oil refineries/photo: Ilan Malester
access to large international carbon markets (such as the EU
Emission Trading Scheme). At the same time, it is important to
prevent prices that could cause economic harm and avoid price
distortion.
In terms of climate change adaptation, investment in RD of
efficient technologies to confront the impacts of climate change
should be a national priority, with a view to positioning Israel
as a leader in this field. Promotion of desalinization plants and
recycling of treated effluents for agricultural uses are only the
beginning. The time has come for special efforts to be invested
in solar energy which could make a significant contribution, both
nationally and globally.
DECEMBER 009 WWW.ENVIRONMENT.GOV.IL 11
12. Establishing a Voluntary Mechanism for of Environmental Protection, a pilot project of the greenhouse
gas registry is expected to begin in 2010. The accounting and
an Accounting and Reporting System reporting mechanism is expected to serve as an important tool
of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Israel in the management of Israel's greenhouse gas emissions and will
help it meet its obligations within the framework of the post
On February 1314, 2008, an international workshop on establishing
Kyoto agreements, including the possibility of emissions trading.
a voluntary mechanism for a greenhouse gas registry and reporting
system was convened in Israel. The workshop was organized by
the Air Quality and Climate
Change Division of the
Ministry of Environmental Clean Development Mechanism in Israel
WORKSHOP ON Protection in cooperation
GHG ACCOUNTING The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows emission-
with the Manufacturers reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified
REPORTING SYSTEM
IN ISRAEL Association of Israel and the emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one
German Federal Ministry ton of CO2. These CERs can be traded and sold, and used
of Environment, Nature by industrialized countries to meet some of their binding
Conservation and Nuclear emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol.
Safety.
Projects must qualify through a rigorous and public
The aims of the workshop included: registration and issuance process designed to ensure real,
measurable and verifiable emission reductions that are
› To examine the significance of greenhouse gas accounting
additional to those which would have occurred without the
and reporting;
project.
› To improve the capacity of Israeli companies to take part in
future emissions trading mechanisms; By the end of 2009, 46 projects were presented for approval
to Israel's Designated National Authority (DNA) for the CDM
› To identify projects for reducing emissions in industry and
in the areas of waste, agriculture, fuel switch, energy and
improving energy efficiency;
industrial efficiency.
› To examine possibilities for cooperation between Israel and
Annex I countries, including Germany; 16 CDM projects have been registered with the United Nations
between February 2006 and July 2009, with a potential
› To improve the capability of Israeli industry to meet the
annual reduction of 1.8 million tons of CO2.
standards set in international agreements such as the post
Kyoto agreements (after 2012). CERs issued by Israel to date have reached 249,843 tons.
In order to achieve the aims of the workshop,
the following were presented:
› An Israeli initiative on the establishment of a voluntary system
for reporting greenhouse gas emissions within the framework
of Israel's preparedness for the postKyoto agreements.
› International tools and standards for calculating and
registering emissions.
Haifa Industrial Zone/Photo: Ilan Malester
› An overall survey of the carbon and CDM market in Israel.
› Israeli technologies for the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions.
Subsequent to the workshop, a professional work team was set
up for promoting the establishment of the registry in Israel, with
representatives of the relevant ministries, the private sector, local
government and the general public. With the aid of the Neaman
Institute, which is currently preparing a greenhouse gas reporting
protocol for Israel and methodologies on behalf of the Ministry
1 COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN ISRAEL
13. CLIMATE
PROTECTION
ON THE
LOCAL LEVEL
Israel’s cities pledge to reduce air Main Components of the Convention
Ramat Gan National Park/Photo: Forum15
pollution and greenhouse gases
In signing the convention, the mayors of eighteen cities in Israel
Recognition that cities are responsible for a significant amount committed themselves to developing municipal master plans
of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, but can also for the reduction of air pollution and protection of climate, to
play a central role in providing solutions for climate change and joining the CCP campaign, to setting clear, measurable targets for
improved quality of life, has prompted the mayors of eighteen reducing urban greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and
major cities in Israel to sign a unique convention in February 2008 to achieving the first results of the following five CCP milestones
– The Convention of the Forum 15 for Reducing Air Pollution and within three years:
for Climate Protection (CCP Israel). During a festive ceremony, › Establish a basic inventory and forecast for key sources of air
attended by Israel's President, Mr. Shimon Peres, and the pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the city.
country's Interior, Transportation and Environmental Protection
Ministers, the mayors signed an Israeli version of the Climate › Set targets for air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions
Change Protection (CCP) Campaign, initiated by the International reduction (no less than 20% by 2020 in comparison to 2000).
Council for Local Environmental Organizations (ICLEI) – Local › Develop and adopt a short to long term local action plan to
Governments for Sustainability, in which they resolved to promote reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
environmental quality and join the efforts of cities worldwide to
› Implement all measures and actions derived from the local
combat global warming.
action plan in the city and municipality.
› Monitor and control air pollution and greenhouse gas
Forum 15 – The Israeli Forum of Self Government
emissions and report on the actions and measures
Forum 15 brings together fifteen municipalities in Israel, which implemented within the framework of the local action plan.
receive no financial aid from the government and are managed
as closed economies on the basis of their independent financial On the Road toward Implementation
resources. The cities of the Forum include nearly 3 million
residents (approximately 40% of Israel’s population) but it is To implement the Convention, the signatories are required to
estimated that more than 80% of Israel's population makes use follow a detailed course of action, including four main stages,
of the municipal and metropolitan services provided by these each of which dictates a series of activities:
cities.
› Preliminary stage – establishing a municipal steering
committee, holding training workshops, receiving budget
The following cities are members of the Forum: Ashdod, Beersheba,
approval, and selecting a professional consulting/
Givatayim, Herzliya, Hadera, Holon, Haifa, Kfar Saba, Netanya,
supervision team to accompany the municipality
Petach Tikva, Rishon Lezion, Rehovot, Ramat Gan, Ra'anana, and
in the preparation and
Tel AvivJaffa. The municipalities of Jerusalem, Ashkelon and Bat
implementation of the
Yam joined these cities in signing the Convention on Reducing
plan.
Air Pollution and Climate Protection.
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14. Green roof on office building and Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv
Sustainable cties exhibition/Photo: Forum15
/Photo: Forum15
› Planning stage – performing an urban survey to map and and fuels, energy conservation and environmentally friendly
characterize emissions and their sources, formulating a vision construction, garbage and recycling, and green spaces. Within
and guiding policy, defining quantitative reduction targets each area, the municipalities will undertake specific initiatives
by 2020, preparing an urban master plan and entering into such as planting gardens on roofs to reduce carbon dioxide,
projects that are immediately available. switching to costeffective lighting in public buildings, recycling
and encouraging alternative transportation strategies such as
› Integration and implementation stage – Integrating the
biking, walking, carpooling and improved public transport.
urban master plan throughout the municipality, planning,
budgeting and implementation of individual projects,
Adv. Eitan Atia, General Manager of Forum 15, notes that the
education and public awareness campaigns, legislation and
convention is a first of its kind initiative in Israel, obligating
enforcement, monitoring and control to review compliance
a governmental authority to measurable, quantitative
with targets.
improvement in air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions,
› Reevaluation and periodic updating of the plan every five which will be monitored and overseen. To our best knowledge,
years. implementation of this project on both the local and national
levels makes it unique, not only in Israel but in the world. The
In order to provide the municipalities with the necessary support Convention underscores the interdependence of national policy
tools for implementation, Forum 15 set up a task force for and local policy, based on the understanding that both separate
steering and control, consisting of experts from Forum 15, from and collective action are required to reach the desired goals.”
the participating municipalities, from government ministries,
and from environmental organizations and academic bodies –
a unique mix of stakeholders working together on behalf of
air pollution abatement and climate protection. The Local
Sustainability Center (initiated by the Heschel Center for
Environmental Learning and Leadership, the Ministry of
Environmental Protection, the Porter School of Environmental
Studies at Tel Aviv University and ICLEI) and the Ministry of
Environmental Protection were central partners in the process of
developing the initiative and in setting up the task force.
At present the municipalities are advancing into the planning
stage. They have conducted their baseline emissions inventory
and forecast, based on energy consumption and waste
generation, and should soon define their annual goals for
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. This will be followed by Israel President Shimon Peres at signing ceremony
the development of a local action plan describing the policies and of Forum 15 Convention/Photo: Forum15
measures that the local authority will take to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and air pollution in four main areas: transportation Website: http://www.forum15.org.il/
1 COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN ISRAEL
15. ISRAEL'S ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs:
VOICES ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE ACTION
Paths To mitigation and adaptation policy, voicing conduct a sideevent to share its policy
Sustainability: the views of civil society and environmen and regulatory recommendations with
Major NGO tal NGOs. While they have the opportunity international counterparts.
Coalition to impact policies as they are being
According to Tzipi Iser Itzik, IUED’s
Addresses developed, the organizations maintain
executive director, the time for tackling
Climate Change a watchful eye on the government as
climate change is right now: “IUED believes
it proceeds towards determining its
The Paths to Sustainability coalition is a that Israel has a moral duty to join the
position for the Copenhagen Climate
powerful example of the role that Israeli ranks of responsible nations rising to the
Conference, and will continue to monitor
civil society plays in creating a sustainable global challenge. Israel had led the field
the implementation of climate related
future for all of us. The coalition was in innovations in irrigation technologies,
decisions.
created in 2002 by a group of more than desert agriculture, forestation in arid
25 leading environmental organizations regions, and solar energy. We should now
who sought to increase their effectiveness Website: www.sviva.net/develop/eng/ be using this expertise to advance global
in influencing policy and public opinion, solutions to climate change.”
by pooling ideas and resources.
Website: www.adamteva.org.il
The coalition uses a variety of strategies, Israel Union for
including production of written policy Environmental
The Israel Energy Forum:
papers and reports, participation in official Defense:
Promoting Sustainable
committees, national and international Advocating
Energy for Israel
forums and conferences, meetings with for Climate
senior officials and intensive media work, Protection The Israel Energy Forum
to advocate a more cohesive approach (IEF), established in 2007,
The Israel Union for Environmental
to sustainability and climate change by is the only environmental
Defense (Adam Teva V’Din) has advocated
government. organization in the country focusing
for a national climate change action plan
exclusively on promoting sustainable
In 2009, the coalition's 7th annual policy since 2007. As a national environmental
energy for Israel.
paper, Israel and the Climate Crisis, called watchdog, IUED encourages and catalyzes
the government to move forward boldly government action on climate change as Its primary goals include reducing the
in creating a comprehensive climate a high priority on the national agenda. . environmental damage related to rising
policy and changing Israel's status from electricity consumption, including
IUED is a member of the government’s
a developing country to a developed mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
interdisciplinary committee of experts
country. The paper calls attention to the
accompanying the preparation of a Some of IEF's major achievements to date
risks of the climate crisis as well as to
national climate change plan, spear include:
economic opportunities, which could
headed by the Ministry of Environmental › Advocating specific regulatory
allow Israel to build a thriving economy
Protection. It is monitoring the process changes
that meets the social and environmental
and offering alternative scenarios, while › Shaping public debate
challenges of the 21st century.
drafting regulatory frameworks to speed
› Building coalitions and providing
The coalition member organizations the implementation of mitigation and
professional knowledge
are represented in the interministerial adaptation measures. As a recognized
governmental committee on climate observer organization in the UNFCCC Website: www.energia.org.il/en/home
change and its sectoral work teams on Copenhagen conference, IUED will
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16. MULTILINGUAL WEBSITES NOW ONLINE
:למידע בעברית
www.environmen
For information in t.gov.il
english:
www.environmen
t.gov.il/english
Children's website
:
www.sababa.sviv
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للتفاصيل ا
http://arabic.sviva
.g ov.il
Production: Publications, Information and Internet Division,
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Inquiries: P.O.B. 34033, Jerusalem 95464, Israel.
Email: ronyg@sviva.gov.il
Cover photos: Negev views by Dani Machlis, Dept. of Publications and Media
Relations, BenGurion University of the Negev
Editor: Shoshana Gabbay | Graphic design: Studio Gideon Dan, Jerusalem
Everything you wanted to know about the environment in Israel