Israel National Plan for Implementation of the Paris Agreement.

The National Plan for Implementation of the Paris Agreement lays down greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in the electricity and transportation sectors and energy efficiency measures in commercial, residential and public buildings and in industry. This plan focuses on the implementation activities required in the years 2016-2017, and will be updated periodically, as needed, and gives priority on reduction of coal use, energy efficiency in electricity consumption, electricity production from renewable energy, reduction in refrigerant gases, waste treatment, reduction in fuel use and emissions from production processes, reduction in private car mileage and fuel efficiency in transportation.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection will publish a plan for achieving the targets for electricity generation from renewable energy by the end of 2016, to reach the renewable energy target, including implementation of the production target for 2020. The construction of renewable energy facilities will be facilitated by extending the duration of production licenses for renewable energy electricity generating facilities to a period longer than 20 years, promoting the planning of large-scale land uses for renewable energy, and setting a uniform price for the allocation of land for the construction of renewable energy electricity-generating facilities. Furthermore, additional measures will be evaluated and formulated for a further reduction of GHG emissions, including in the electricity sector, in order to meet the national targets for GHG emissions reduction, including evaluating the manner of coal use for electricity production while safeguarding Israel’s energy security and evaluating the use of biomass as an alternative fuel. Measures will be taken to encourage investments in the energy efficiency of buildings and industry and to increase the rate of new green building, in order to reach the targets of electricity consumption reduction and GHG emissions reduction. The grant program will be carried out, which will include, inter alia, criteria for preference to disadvantaged local authorities and small- and medium-sized businesses, promotion of air pollution reduction from industry, and promotion of investments that will integrate the installation of innovative Israeli technologies.
A national system for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) will be established to monitor and analyze relevant data, allowing the government to evaluate the efficacy of different policy measures and to update them as necessary. An action plan for Israel’s integration in global financing efforts will be formulated to support the transition to a low-carbon global economy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection will coordinate a training program in fields in which knowledge and capability gaps are identified, in order to promote compliance with the government targets and implement the National Plan for GHG Emissions Reduction. The training program will focus on the development of financial mechanisms to incentivize investments in energy efficiency; capacity building for monitoring and control of target achievement; integration of renewable energy in the grid; and reduction of fluorinated refrigerant use.