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Tag: National Strategy

Review and Analysis of Methods for Evaluating, Quantifying and Promoting Shade in Urban Spaces

Promoting street shade using trees, as a key component of Israel’s global warming adaptation strategy, lies at the heart of Government Resolution 1022 from January 23, 2022. However, the National Strategic Plan for Shading and Cooling Urban Spaces Using Trees, published following the resolution at the end of 2022, already acknowledged the methodological difficulties inherent […]

Energy Forum 53: Green Building in Israel

Green building, or sustainable building, is a multidisciplinary approach that seeks to use environmentally responsible and resource-efficient processes throughout the entire life cycle of the building, from choosing its location to the stages of planning, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. The Green Building Standard in Israel – Israeli Standard (SI) 5281 – was written […]

A retrospective on the national policy for municipal solid waste management in Israel 2007-2022

In Israel, approximately 6 million tons of municipal solid waste are produced each year, which includes household waste, bulky waste, and commercial waste (hereinafter: “waste”). The regulator in the field is the Ministry of Environmental Protection (hereinafter: “the Ministry”), while the local authorities are responsible for the collection and disposal of the waste and bear […]

Energy Forum 52: A Nuclear Power Plant in Israel

Building a nuclear power plant has been on the agenda of the energy sector in Israel since the 1970s. As part of the decision to diversify the country’s fuel mix, following the energy crisis of the October 1973 War and the oil embargo imposed on Israel and its allies, the possibility of establishing a nuclear […]

Strategic Competition – U.S. China 2022 – An Israeli Perspective

This survey paper reviews recent research in the rapidly changing relations among the triangle of Israel, China and the United States. Israel has long enjoyed a special relationship with the US, in trade, investment and technology, and in recent years, has benefited from trade and infrastructure investment with China. US-China rivalry has greatly complicated this […]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry in Israel – Accounting and Reporting Protocol

The Israeli GHG registry was designed by collaborate team from the environmental protection ministry, The Samuel Neaman Institute and Ecotraders Ltd with a wide team of stake holders. The goal of the team was to develop a protocol with clear instructions that will guide organizations and companies from all sectors through the process of accounting […]

“Common Ground”: Agreed Road Map for Long-Term National Paradigms

Strategic thinking process for the state of Israel is presented. Based on interviews of 40 prominent Israelis, from diverse walks of life, we find a wide common ground in considering the ‘Declaration of Independence’ (1948) to be Israel’s vision for the coming decades. To validate our proposition that the vision chapter of the Declaration of […]

The Economic Impact of the Abraham Accords After One Year: Passions vs. Interests

This brief essay summarizes research on the economic benefits of the Abraham Accords, flowing to the five nations involved: Israel, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. Israel is seen so far as reaping the largest share. The agreement with the United Arab Emirates is by far the most significant, for the two nations. The […]

Separation of Organic Waste – at the Source or at a Facility?

The waste management in Israel is in a deep crisis – the legal framework and waste treatment infrastructure are lacking; recycling rates are low compared to OECD countries and the amount of waste produced per capita is growing every year. The waste management in Israel is in a deep crisis – the legal framework and waste […]