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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n At that hearing, the lawyer for the petitioners, Assaf Fink, charged that there was an internal contradiction between the international community\u2019s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent by 2030 and the government\u2019s target for the same date of 27%.<\/p>\n \t Fink also accused the government of reneging on its election promise to pass a climate law within six months, including a commitment to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030.<\/p>\n A day later, the High Court of Justice ordered the government<\/a> to define and explain its minimum target for cutting global warming emissions, detail the steps it was taking to reduce those emissions, and explain what was happening with its climate bill.<\/p>\n In response to that order, the state said Sunday that international agreements included global targets, rather than specific country ones, so that goals agreed by individual governments could not be viewed as violations.<\/p>\n \t The Paris Agreement required every state to submit targets every few years that show progress relative to its previous targets, as well as \u201cthe highest possible level of ambition,\u201d the response said.<\/p>\n The decision to cut emissions by 27% by 2030 was reached after taking into account a range of considerations, including the environment, the economy, industry, national security, health, transportation, energy, and socio-economic priorities, the response went on, adding that it reflected the \u201chighest level of ambition possible in the circumstances of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n It stated that comparing Israel to other OECD countries was inappropriate because calculation methods varied, and Israel\u2019s circumstances were special.\u00a0 It was experiencing exceptional population growth compared with other developed countries, lacked connectivity to regional electricity grids, had limited land available for renewable energy facilities, and faced security and infrastructure constraints.<\/p>\n \t Regarding the Climate Bill, which passed its first reading in April 2024, the state said that \u201cthe internal governmental discourse has not yet been completed, and in light of the existing gaps, up to this date, the revised bill has not been brought for discussion in the Ministerial Committee on Legislation.\u201d The Finance Ministry has consistently objected to any binding clauses.<\/p>\n Tomer Gertel of Green Course said, \u201cThe government\u2019s concept is that you can manage the climate crisis with declarations instead of deeds, and the price will be paid in human lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) behind Comoros\u2019 President Ikililou Dhoinine during the family photo during the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, outside Paris, on November 30, 2015. (AFP PHOTO \/ POOL \/ MARTIN BUREAU)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP552592474813-1-640x400.jpg\")
\n\t\tA young man carries a sign saying, \u201cThere\u2019s no planet B\u201d while taking part in a World Climate March in Lisbon, Sunday, Nov. 29 2015. Rallies were organized around the world, calling on all government leaders to halt climate change on the eve of the UN\u2019s COP21 climate conference in Paris. (AP Photo\/Armando Franca)<\/p>\n
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