People with banners and a balloon of the world march to call on world leaders to take action to reverse climate change and end the use of fossil fuels in Tel Aviv, Israel on Friday October 29, 2021. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to take part in a global day of action before leaders travel to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the start of the UN climate change conference known as COP26. Credit: AP Photo / Ariel Schalit
Israel said its hope of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 on Friday as thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to call for action ahead of next week’s UN climate change summit.
As a small country, Israel is contributing little to global warming, but officials say it has a lot to offer the world in terms of green technologies. Israel, already having to adapt to living in a parched region, is widely recognized as a world leader in areas such as solar energy storage, sustainable protein alternatives, agricultural technology and desalination.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made the pledge in a statement Friday, saying it was a continuation of efforts already being made to combat climate change.
“With the new target, Israel is standing by the side of developed countries that are already taking action to achieve the zero-emissions target,” he said. “We face the global challenge, find technological solutions and bring us together to achieve this important goal.”
Israel had previously stated that it would miss the international community’s target of zero net emissions by 2050 and expected to cut emissions by 85% by then. Environmentalists have cited the lack of political will from previous governments and the country’s reliance on newly discovered natural gas as a source of energy for the lower target.
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During a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel on Friday, October 29, 2021, people march with banners calling for leaders to take action to reverse climate change and end the use of fossil fuels. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to take part in a global day of action before leaders travel to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the start of the UN climate change conference known as COP26. Credit: AP Photo / Ariel Schalit -
During a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel on Friday, October 29, 2021, people march with banners calling for leaders to take action to reverse climate change and end the use of fossil fuels. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to take part in a global day of action before leaders travel to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the start of the UN climate change conference known as COP26. Credit: AP Photo / Ariel Schalit -
During a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel on Friday, October 29, 2021, people march with banners calling for leaders to take action to reverse climate change and end the use of fossil fuels. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to take part in a global day of action before leaders travel to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the start of the UN climate change conference known as COP26. Credit: AP Photo / Ariel Schalit -
A man holds an advertisement with dead penguins during a march urging world leaders to take action to reverse climate change and stop using fossil fuels in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, October 29th, 2021, to adjust. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to take part in a global day of action before leaders travel to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the start of the UN climate change conference known as COP26. Credit: AP Photo / Ariel Schalit -
One person is wrapped in a blanket with a sign that reads “Dead of the Heat” as a prop during a march urging world leaders to take action to reverse climate change and stop using fossil fuels in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday October 8th. September 2021. Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to take part in a global day of action before leaders travel to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the start of the UN climate change conference known as COP26. Credit: AP Photo / Ariel Schalit
Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to call for action.
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