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European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice President Gelsomina Vigliotti (right) with Alan Tavir, CEO of IDE Technologies Group and European Union Ambassador to Israel Dimiter Tzantchev announce EIB support for Western Galilee desalination project, June 25, 2023. (Courtesy)

EU financial arm to invest €900m in Israel, including Western Galilee desalination

European Investment Bank allocates €150 million for water facility plus €500m in Bank Leumi credit to encourage green business projects, and assesses €250m for Tel Aviv light rail

EU financial arm to invest €900m in Israel, including Western Galilee desalination

By Sharon Wrobel

June 25, 2023, 9:28 pm

EU financial arm to invest €900m in Israel, including Western Galilee desalination

European Investment Bank allocates €150 million for water facility plus €500m in Bank Leumi credit to encourage green business projects, and assesses €250m for Tel Aviv light rail

By Sharon Wrobel

FILE - A sign reading "fossil fuels out" is displayed during a demonstration at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, on November 12, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

June 13, 2023, 3:21 pm

Investment houses ‘breaking promises’ to shun fossil fuels – report

After Altshuler Shaham and Migdal fall in Clean Money Forum’s quarterly index, Altshuler Shaham says: ‘Better to engage with companies for change them than to boycott them’

By Sue Surkes

A young fragment of coral harvested from a nursery is shown off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili).

June 10, 2023, 10:40 am

UAE uses coral nurseries to help restore reefs dying in warming seas

Marine project rehabilitates corals bleached by rising sea temperatures and sun glare

By Malak Harb

With the Washington Monument in the background and a thick layer of smoke, Marine Corps honor color guard rehearse, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

June 9, 2023, 10:41 am

Third day of smoky air gives millions in America a new view of wildfire threat

Effect of wildfires a wake-up call about the future, scientists say

By Jennifer Peltz and Rob Gillies

The Statue of Liberty, covered in a haze-filled sky, is photographed from the Staten Island Ferry, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

June 7, 2023, 10:15 pm

‘Hazardous’ smog from Canada wildfires shrouds New York in orange haze

Outdoor activities for schools suspended, some flights canceled as authorities warn residents to avoid going outside as much as possible

By AFP and ToI Staff

A man checks a fuse box during a power outage. (Jovanmandic, iStock at Getty Images)

June 5, 2023, 12:34 pm

Recent heatwave’s power cuts underline failure to properly prepare for climate change

Malfunctions and poor planning led to outages for 300,000 Israelis in temperatures of over 40°C, as inefficiency and red tape hinder expansion, optimization of power grid

By Sue Surkes

A traffic jam at the entrance to a gas station in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

May 31, 2023, 6:52 pm

OECD slaps Israel with poor marks on environmental performance in new report

Country behind on climate targets, has increased subsidies for fossil fuels, has the lowest level of renewable energy in 38-member club, highest rate of threatened native mammals

By Sue Surkes

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People holding banners march to demand world leaders to take action in reversing climate change and stop the use of fossil fuels during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

May 21, 2023, 1:43 pm

Take the First Step Toward Real Change: TAU’s New Climate Change Masters Degree

Israel’s ecology, innovation and complex geo-political situation make it the ideal place to prepare for a career addressing the political and social aspects of climate change.

File: A demonstrator shows her hands reading '1.5 to survive' at a protest advocating for the warming goal at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 16, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP/Peter Dejong)

May 17, 2023, 5:26 pm

Next five years expected to be hottest period ever recorded, UN warns

Annual global surface temperatures likely to exceed 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels, an internationally accepted threshold for limiting worst effects of climate change

By Robin MILLARD

Rabbi Laura Bellows, now Dayenu's director of spiritual activism and education, waves matzah as she encourages major financial organizations to divest from fossil fuels at a rally in Washington, DC, April 20, 2022. (Bora Chung | Survival Media Agency / Courtesy of Dayenu via JTA)

May 14, 2023, 4:42 am

US Jewish institutions awaken to climate crisis, with hundreds pledging action

Long a top priority for American Jews, climate change hasn’t been high on the agenda for the organizations serving them – but that’s beginning to change

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

A Tel Aviv's municipality worker cleans the beach from plastic waste, in Tel Aviv, January 9, 2023. (Oded Balilty/AP)

May 8, 2023, 10:05 pm

Amid climate bill gridlock, 1st cabinet meetings held on dangers of rising sea levels

Environmental Protection Ministry initiating plan to deal with potential damage to coastal cities despite Energy Ministry’s resistance to emissions bill

By ToI Staff

Illustrative photo of carbon emissions from a power plant. (YouTube screenshot)

May 1, 2023, 10:04 am

Climate bill delayed as Energy Ministry argues it should head panel on emission cuts

‘The cat can’t guard the cream,’ objects environmental protection minister, as Energy Ministry issues list of demands, pushing off debate by a week

By Sue Surkes

Water surrounds the coast of Cabo da Roca near Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP/Michael Probst)

April 23, 2023, 4:42 am

On Earth Day, glimpses of a changing planet as seen from above

Across the world, activists are keeping pressure on governments and companies to do more to protect the environment and fight climate change

By AP

A Samburu woman fetches water during a drought in Loolkuniyani Primary School, Samburu County, Kenya, Oct. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

April 21, 2023, 8:20 pm

UN climate report details growing toll of global warming in 2022

Past year plagued by killer floods, droughts and heat waves around the world costing billions of dollars, as global ocean heat and acidity levels hit record highs

By Seth Borenstein

Archaeologist Aqeel Mansarawi searches for the remains of an ancient structure at the Umm al-Aqarib archaeological site, frequently buried by sandstorms due to desertification, in the district of al-Rifai in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, March 31, 2023. (Asaad NIAZI/AFP)

April 16, 2023, 2:41 pm

Sandstorms driven by climate change slowly burying Iraq’s ancient treasures

Phenomenon reversing years of archaeological work to uncover Sumerian ruins of Umm al-Aqarib, home to terracotta facades and other priceless relics

By Asaad Niazi and Guillaume Decamme