University of Haifa in top 100 academic institutions for UN sustainability rankings Professor, rector and incoming president Gur Elroy said it affirms “our status as a beacon of the values that shape Israeli society as a whole, and the social, economic and environmental fabric in the north.” June 18, 2024
Congressional bill to renew US-Israel development program, expand accords “We are partnering together with our resources, and especially with Israel’s technology and advancements, to help underdeveloped countries,” Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) told JNS. Mike Wagenheim June 8, 2023
Israel’s drone zone on display to global community at UN The nation’s advanced drone ecosystem, with life-saving civil applications, is displayed to ambassadors and business executives from around the world. Mike Wagenheim May 8, 2023
New Jersey and Israel team up to develop climate solutions A summit draws together officials and innovators in an extension of a long-standing partnership between the Jewish state and Garden State. June 7, 2022
Bar-Ilan launches research center for energy, school for sustainability Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar: “We need a combination of different types of energy, and the crisis in Europe shows that we can’t give up on any of them at the moment.” May 23, 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
Chill out about global warming The evidence doesn’t establish that it’s “the existential threat” that seemingly everyone is making it out to be. Clifford D. May Nov. 10, 2021
At Glasgow, Palestinian Authority blames Israel for environmental woes Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, one of more than two dozen world leaders who addressed the summit, said “the Israeli occupation is the major stumbling block to sustainable development in Palestine.” Nov. 1, 2021
Israel’s Technion to scrap throwaway cutlery for more sustainable alternatives Disposable utensils account for 9 percent of waste on campus; the move is intended to reduce such waste and lessen expenses. July 29, 2021
