Dozens of events will be held at the first Israeli pavilion at the global climate change confab, and at other locations within the UN conference's complex

Council says economic viability of Negev Desert project -- opposed by nature authority, ministries and green groups -- is impacted by tender's nature protection demands

Justice Ministry won't allow government decision so close to elections, and Finance Ministry previously overruled bid to put net zero pledge in climate bill

Green groups criticize announcement as just words in run-up to elections and UN climate confab; similar decision in 2018 never implemented

Environmental protection minister and parks authority head urge freezing of amphitheater project in southern Israel's Ramon crater nature reserve

Draft rules to discourage sending organic waste from kitchens and gardens to landfills while incentivizing local authorities to separate at source, build recycling facilities

Israel’s biggest oil refinery and subsidiaries, fined nearly NIS 7.3 million for offenses over last 5 years, is now accused of 15 air pollution events at 10 facilities in 2017

Experts predict potential 2-meter rise by 2100 and 5 meters by 2150, if global warming gas emissions continue to climb

Environment ministry one of first to use new national challenges portal to reach out for solutions to complex problems

Environmental Protection Ministry confirms that waste, recently removed, was stored correctly and posed no risk