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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

fossil fuels

Liberty Energy CEO, and recent nominee for US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright speaks at a TED Talk hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, in 2022. (Screenshot from Liberty Energy YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 17, 2024, 10:23 am
Trump picks oil industry executive, climate change denier to lead Energy Department
Chris Wright, a fossil fuel CEO, has said ‘there is no climate crisis’ and likened Democrats’ efforts to combat global warming to communism
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This aerial photograph, taken on February 10, 2021, shows the oil storage containers of the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) in the mountains near Israel's Red Sea port city of Eilat. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP)
April 4, 2024, 8:44 am
Knesset committee peels away secrecy rules governing state oil company
Committee head says changes strike ‘correct balance’ between state security and public’s right to know; green groups welcome reform, vow to continue fighting for total transparency
By Sue Surkes
Brenmiller's thermal energy storage unit at the Fortlev company in Brazil. (Courtesy: Fortlev)
February 1, 2024, 5:56 pm
Israeli green thermal storage company signs 7-year deal with Wolfson Hospital
Brenmiller Energy tech will replace diesel boilers, is expected to help cut fuel oil use to ‘nearly zero,’ reduce pollution, and save up to $1.3 million annually
By Sue Surkes
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, center, claps after passing the global stocktake at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
December 13, 2023, 5:43 pm
Countries at UN climate summit agree on pledge to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
Nearly 200 nations sign onto document wrapping up COP28 in Dubai, though final agreement is criticized by many as falling short of target and allowing too much wiggle room
By Seth Borenstein, david keyton, Jamey Keaten and SIBI ARASU
ExxonMobil petroleum refinery and storage tanks, Antwerp, Belgium, July 10, 2022. (ClaudineVM, iStock/Getty Images)
August 3, 2023, 11:14 pm
Study: Investment house with green image pouring public funds into fossil fuels
Altshuler Shaham, which two years ago pledged to halt new investments in fossil fuels, now claims involvement rather than boycotts might better persuade companies to clean up act
By Sue Surkes
Castor plants in a field. (Courtesy)
June 21, 2023, 6:09 pm
Evogene subsidiary nabs $9.1m deal for supply of castor seeds for biofuel production
Casterra signs agreement with top 10 oil and gas company to sell its high-yielding castor bean seeds to be cultivated in Africa
By Sharon Wrobel
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)
June 13, 2023, 3:21 pm
Investment houses ‘breaking promises’ to shun fossil fuels – report
After Altshuler Shaham and Migdal fall in Clean Money Forum’s quarterly index, Altshuler Shaham says: ‘Better to engage with companies for change them than to boycott them’
By Sue Surkes
Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (C) out of a group of demonstrators and activists in Erkelenz, western Germany, on January 17, 2023, as demonstrations continue against a coal mine extension in the nearby village of Luetzerath (Photo by Christoph Reichwein / dpa / AFP)
January 18, 2023, 10:19 am
Greta Thunberg carried off, briefly detained by police at German coal mine protest
Swedish climate activist supporting protests against demolition of village, in symbol of resistance against fossil fuels
By AFP
This photo provided by the fire brigade of the Gironde region (SDIS 33) shows a wildfire near Landiras, southwestern France, July 14, 2022 (SDIS 33 via AP)
December 7, 2022, 2:29 pm
Year of climate woes ‘just the beginning’ amid failure to cut emissions, experts say
Despite some legislative progress and international aid deal for poorer countries, goal of staying below 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming since pre-industrial era is in peril
By Julien MIVIELLE and Kelly MacNamara
Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022 (Courtesy Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 5, 2022, 1:41 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 5: What does Netanyahu gain from extremist MK Avi Maoz?
Editor David Horovitz discusses the roles of the Noam party’s sole MK and other coalition issues; environmental reporter Sue Surkes looks at pension funds’ investments and bird flu
By ToI Staff
Climate activists protest against offshore drilling, at the beach in Tel Aviv, on August 13, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 4, 2022, 5:12 am
At least NIS 57.6 billion of Israelis’ pensions invested in fossil fuels — watchdog
Clean Money Forum’s quarterly ranking shows Altschuler Shaham as cleanest, Yellin Lapidot improving but Migdal increasing fossil fuel holdings, despite policy pledge to cut them
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
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, heads the closing session of the COP27 climate conference, at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, on November 20, 2022. (JOSEPH EID / AFP)
November 20, 2022, 7:21 pm
No way to run a COP: Climate summit host Egypt gets bad marks
Observers allege that Cairo failed to act as a neutral broker in talks, protected petro-states; European official disappointed at weak push for commitments to limit global warming
By Marlowe HOOD
A mother pushes a stroller in front of the Scholven coal-fired power station, owned by Uniper, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, March 28, 2022 (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
November 11, 2022, 1:07 pm
Scientists predict CO2 fossil fuel emissions to reach record high in 2022
Pollution from oil will likely rise more than 2% compared to last year, while emissions from coal to hit a new peak, amid pandemic recovery and energy crisis caused by Ukraine war
By Marlowe HOOD
Just Stop Oil activists throw tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” in London’s National Gallery to protest fossil fuel extraction, October 14, 2022. (Screencapture/ Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 14, 2022, 5:11 pm
Climate activists throw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ in London
Just Stop Oil activists protest fossil fuel extraction by dumping two cans of Heinz over one of the Dutch artist’s most iconic works; painting unharmed, frame slightly damaged
By AP
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