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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 565

COP 21 United Nations conference

In this Dec. 22, 2016 photo, 50,000 mirrors, known as heliostats,encircle the solar tower in the Negev desert, near in Ashelim, southern Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
November 1, 2021, 6:45 am
As gloomy Glasgow summit kicks off, is Israel missing out on a key ray of hope?
Climate conference expected to focus on role of business and money in getting world back on track, but no Finance Ministry officials will be there to weigh in
By Sue Surkes
An Ecoppia robot cleaning-crew system (Courtesy)
December 13, 2015, 8:09 pm
Israeli robot-cleaning system promises brighter future for solar power
A part of the Israeli delegation to COP 21 in France, Ecoppia’s technology can help make solar more cost-effective, say top energy officials
By David Shamah
File: French Foreign Affairs Minister and President-designate of COP21 Laurent Fabius (L) waves the official gavel of the UN climate conference, as President Francois Hollande looks on, after adoption of a historic global warming pact in Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/FRANCOIS GUILLOT)
December 12, 2015, 9:01 pm
World agrees to adopt Paris accord on global warming
After four years of negotiations, 195 nations commit to reduce greenhouse gasses, keep global temperatures from rising
By Agencies
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) is congratulated by French President Francois Hollande (L) after a statement at the COP21 Climate Conference in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on December 12, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MIGUEL MEDINA)
December 12, 2015, 5:35 pm
Hollande: Decisive climate deal for the planet is here and now
If adopted, the ‘Paris agreement’ would slow rising temperatures and sea levels, bring human-made emissions to levels nature can absorb
By Angela Charlton, Seth Borenstein and Karl Ritter
An activist joins others to form a giant red line during a demonstration near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on December 12, 2015, as a proposed 195-nation accord on climate change is presented at a UN conference in Le Bourget. (AFP PHOTO/ALAIN JOCARD)
December 12, 2015, 4:07 pm
Top scientist praises draft of Paris climate pact
Greenpeace hails accord as turning point, while activists protesting in French capital brand it ‘unacceptable’
By AP
In this Sunday, March 21, 2010 file photo, shafts of sunlight filtering through the forest canopy strike smoke from fires burning outside family huts at an Mbuti pygmy hunting camp in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve outside the town of Epulu, Congo. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell,File)
December 6, 2015, 6:10 am
At climate talks, African nations pledge to restore forests
Tropical deforestation said to produce 15 percent of carbon emissions; states seek to restore 386,000 square miles by 2030
By LYNSEY CHUTEL
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. (screen capture/YouTube)
December 1, 2015, 6:52 am
Israeli, Russian officials to meet for talks on continued Syria coordination
Senior military personnel to discuss deepening cooperation, avoiding conflict amid Russia’s aerial campaign in war-torn country
By Tamar Pileggi and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)
November 30, 2015, 9:40 pm
PM: Israel, Russia deepening coordination to avoid Syria ‘mishaps’
In Paris meeting, Russian president says Hanukkah’s ‘story of light and dark’ should be applied to global affairs
By Tamar Pileggi
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech at the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change, on November 30, 2015 at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of the French capital Paris. (AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON)
November 30, 2015, 7:28 pm
Israel devastating the Palestinian environment, Abbas tells climate summit
‘Our trees are being uprooted, our agriculture is being destroyed,’ PA president says in Paris, even as he appeals for fresh peace talks
By Tamar Pileggi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the COP 21 United Nations conference on climate change, at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. (AFP/Jacques Demarthon)
November 30, 2015, 7:26 pm
Erdogan says he can ‘fix’ tense Israel ties
Security detail clears away reporters before Turkish president can elaborate
By ToI Staff
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