Bipartisan effort aims to renew US-Israel energy cooperation programs The bill supports the development of “cutting-edge technologies like hydrogen and fusion energy while strengthening our shared energy infrastructure,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated. March 21, 2025
Israel and Jordan sign water-for-energy deal The UAE, which has been a partner in the project, hosted an event at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt where the MOU was signed. Nov. 8, 2022
New York launches contest for Israeli startups to tackle clean-energy challenge It will focus, among other things, on the next generation of electric-vehicle charging, artificial intelligence and energy storage. Feb. 3, 2022
As part of infrastructure bill, Jewish nonprofits get boost to reduce energy consumption, increase building efficiency The funding works like a matching grant, covering costs of equipment but not the labor to install it. Dmitriy Shapiro Nov. 15, 2021
‘Israel is positioned to become a leader in green technologies’ “It’s 2021. The world is changing … Israel cannot afford to be left behind,” says Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Tamar Zandberg from the U.N. Climate Change Convention in Glasgow. Alex Traiman Nov. 1, 2021
Bennett declares tackling climate a new Israeli national security interest “The climate crisis is one of the major issues on the world agenda. It concerns the lives of all of us,” says the Israeli prime minister. Oct. 25, 2021
Israeli company breaks ground on ‘Mammoth Solar Project’ in US Midwest “This is a shining example of the mutual benefits of our cooperation, not only for the people of Israel and the United States but for the entire world,” said Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan. Oct. 15, 2021
Tesla adds 4,689 vehicles in Israel, making up 60 percent of electric-car market The Chinese SAIC's MG ZS had 1,143 deliveries, and in third place was Chinese manufacturer AIWAYS with 278 cars. Oct. 1, 2021
Israel joins world’s carbon-free bandwagon, but some wonder if it makes economic and scientific sense Some praise the plan, saying Israel must act as the “science is in,” and the world faces an imminent global climate crisis. Others scoff at the “so-called science” and say there’s no justification for overhauling Israel’s economy—that it will be “all pain, no gain.” David Isaac Aug. 26, 2021
