National Action Plan on Climate Change 2022-2026.

This National Action Plan on Climate Change is a 5-year multisectoral document in line with the broad target that Israel aims to achieve by 2050, consisting of a transition to a low-carbon economy by reducing GHG emissions by 85%, while the intermediate target is a reduction of 27% of these emissions by 2030. The Action Plan comprises both mitigation and adaptation measures. The mitigation measures shall regard the following sectors (i) energy, and concern the enhancement of energy efficiency, the end of the use of coal, and the development of renewable energy use; (ii) transportation, by transitioning from private vehicle use to sustainable transport, including zero-emission vehicles; (iii) industry, by promoting in the sector (a) the reduction in the use of fossil fuels, (b) the circular economy and the reduction in consumption, and the transition to green refrigerants; (iv) waste, encouraging recycling, the prevention of landfilling, and the reduction of waste at source; (v) cities and buildings, moving to green and zero energy buildings, as well as to a sustainable urban renewal. As for the adaptation measures, the Plan envisages interventions in the following systems (i) urban; (ii) nature; and (iii) educational. The urban systems shall be improved through the formulation of climate preparedness plans by local government, shading of urban space, extension of green land cover, and tree planting, and strengthening the community resilience by establishing a surveillance system to monitor mortality, morbidity, and treatment of high-risk groups. The nature systems shall be sustainably managed to prevent the risk of floods and flooding, forest fires, and disease outbreaks. They will also be strengthened in their resilience and in conserving biodiversity and restoring ecosystems. While the educational system shall include both formal and informal education, as well as youth movements and organizations. Finally, the document includes economy-wide measures to (i) enhance financial regulation in the environmental sector to meet existing standards and criteria. It is also deemed necessary to build databases of climate risks and carry out processes for making them accessible to the financial sector, and to the public at large; (ii) promote innovation and technologies to address climate challenges. This includes establishing climate technology facilities for test running; boosting R&D in academia and industry as well as advancing funding solutions and risk management mechanisms; (iii) create a national for monitoring, measuring, reporting, verification, and integration. The system also examines the effectiveness of government climate policies and reports annually to the government and to the UNFCCC.