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CeraPiper clay cooling pipes. (Courtesy/Haim Zinger); Ofer Berman, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Courtesy)
March 15, 2026, 4:49 pm
Cornell and Technion scientists adapt ancient clay air conditioning tech for sustainable cooling
In innovative study that precedes Cornell students’ push to sever ties with Israeli institution, researchers use traditional ceramic know-how for off-grid chill through evaporation
By Diana Bletter
Birds congregate at fish ponds in Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael on the northern coast. (Yigal Zalmanson Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons)
September 17, 2025, 11:21 am
Startups dive in to keep birds off fishponds, help swimmers improve their game
National Center for Blue Economy showcases sustainable water and marine tech at third Blue Tech Summit in Haifa, northern Israel
By Sue Surkes
Dressed for the part: Wearing an African shirt, Ambassador Gideon Behar enjoys homegrown produce in his garden. (Courtesy)
August 18, 2025, 8:02 am
Off to Africa, outgoing climate change envoy aims to spread gospel of Israel’s green tech
Taking his environmental message with him as he becomes Ambassador to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and the Seychelles, Gideon Behar believes Israeli innovation can change the world
By Sue Surkes
An aerial view of Pacific Ocean waves breaking near Morro Rock (TOP) in a marine area which is currently recommended for exclusion from the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California's Central Coast on September 20, 2023. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images via AFP)
July 3, 2025, 12:06 pm
Israeli startup’s unproven marine tech raises doubts about carbon capture claims
Scientists skeptical of Israeli firm Gigablue’s opaque scheme to sink thousands of tons of carbon-trapping particles in the Pacific, say it stands to alter marine ecosystem
By Helen Wieffering
A pedestrian walks in front of the venue for COP 29 Summit in Baku on November 10, 2024, on the eve of UN Climate Change Conference. (Alexander Nemenov / AFP)
November 22, 2024, 4:33 am
From ‘deprinting’ paper to DIY treescopes, Israeli tech draws crowds at COP29
Israeli pavilion at UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, features 20 climate tech innovations over two weeks. We put the spotlight on six especially noteworthy endeavors
By Sue Surkes
CarbonBlue founders Dan Deviri (right) and Iddo Tsur.
July 25, 2024, 12:00 pm
Company with ‘game-changing’ method for removing CO₂ from air nets over $10 million
While today’s technology can suck a mere 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air annually, Israel’s CarbonBlue seeks to exponentially up efficiency by extracting it from water
By Sue Surkes
The PLANETech conference held at Jaffa Port on June 18, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
June 23, 2024, 4:24 am
Confab shows off startups, from AI-driven weeders and tree tubes to alternative fats
PLANETech conference in Tel Aviv brings scientists, developers, entrepreneurs and investors together to help solve climate, environmental, sustainability challenges
By Sue Surkes
Agrivoltaics panels use the same area of land for agriculture and solar photovoltaic power generation (Miropa; iStock via Getty Images)
March 18, 2024, 10:04 pm
Start-up aims to help renewable energy firms locate best sites — with one click
REplace, brainchild of two immigrants from Argentina, has algorithm check potential locations based on 40 parameters; co-founder: ‘80% of projects fail because of site choice’
By Sue Surkes
Winners of the 2023 Climate Solutions Prize, awarded on January 25, 2024. From left: Prof. Yechezkel Kashin and Prof. Shanny Barath from the Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, northern Israel, Prof Brian Rosen from Tel Aviv University, and Prof. Menny Shalom from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in southern Israel.
January 28, 2024, 2:58 pm
$1 million Climate Solutions Prize awarded to three groundbreaking technologies
Prize awarded by JNF Canada and KKL-JNF Jewish National Fund rewards work on sustainable building materials, green ammonia, and a replacement for lithium batteries
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative. An agronomist with equipment to measure the wind speed, temperature, humidity, and solar cell system in a field of grapevines. (Kinwun, iStock by Getty Images)
December 6, 2023, 11:05 pm
Climate tech investments down 60% during first half of 2023
Annual report by Israel Innovation Authority, non-profit PLANETech, says drop is in line with investments for all Israeli tech; follows 320% growth rate from 2018 to 2021
By Sue Surkes
Israeli startup Wint develops water leakage detection technology operated by an intelligence data system. (Courtesy)
August 10, 2023, 6:12 pm
Israeli smart water leak detection startup raises $35 million from funding round
Wint develops a water meter using machine learning to detect and stop leaks before they cause major damage; funding co-led by US VC Insight Partners and European climate tech fund
By Sharon Wrobel
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July 20, 2023, 5:13 pm
ClimateTech from Israel to the World
Global climate change has taken center stage internationally – Start-Up Nation Central is the non-profit giving Israeli ClimateTech a leading role.
Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline, June 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
June 27, 2023, 12:13 am
The coming months will be ‘critical’ for the Israeli high-tech sector, report warns
In annual study, Israel Innovation Authority raises serious concerns about underperformance of Israeli tech firms and prospects for industry recovery
By Sharon Wrobel
Left: Shingo Ueno, Executive Vice President and Head of Energy Innovation Initiative, Sumitomo Corporation. Right: Talmon Marco, CEO, H2Pro. (Courtesy, Sumitomo Corporation)
March 17, 2023, 8:56 am
Israeli startup to supply hydrogen tech to Japan’s Sumitomo Corp
Agreement, valued at $250 million, will see H2Pro electrolyzers used to produce hydrogen and green ammonia for agriculture, shipping, energy
By Sue Surkes
FILE - A sign reading "fossil fuels out" is displayed during a demonstration at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, on November 12, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
November 23, 2022, 6:49 am
COP27 didn’t slash emissions, but it did give Israeli climate tech a global stage
With first ever pavilion at UN climate meet, Israeli officials, firms and NGOs showcase solutions while signing agreements and commercial deals at an otherwise disappointing confab
By Sue Surkes
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