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Thursday, November 11, 2021
Environment minister: Israel must immediately halt investment in fossil fuels
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Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg talks with green NGOs from Israel attending the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, November 2, 2021. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg says the country must halt any future investments in fossil fuels, including the development of new gas and oilfields.
In a letter to Energy Minister Karine Elharar, Zandberg writes that following Israel’s pledge to commit to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050, the state must end its dependence on fossil fuels and set out a plan “to gradually but quickly divest from them.”
“The immediate step required is a complete cessation of investments in new fossil fuels,” writes Zandberg, “including those that incentivize and enable the development of oil and gas fields.”
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