04-05-2021 | 13:55 PM
Israel’s plan to reduce 80% GHG emissions by 2050
The Israeli Ministry of Energy announced a national plan which includes the main target of reducing 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the Israeli economy by 2050.
About the plan
The plan also aims to shut down all coal-fired power plants by 2025, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector by 75 to 85 percent by 2050, increase electricity generation from renewable energy (mainly from solar energy), and improve the energy consumption per unit of produce by 1.3 percent every year.
To achieve the goals, the program includes the development of innovative technologies, improvements in the power grid, changes in energy use by households, transition to electric vehicles, and more.
The plan will aim to make 25% of buses and vehicles in the country to be zero-emission by 2030 as compared to that of the current level.
Also, it will work in reducing 10% of the heavy trucks, especially those trucks weighing less than 3.5 tonnes to be zero-emission by 2030.
