Israeli and German scientists fight against climate change together

The Haifa Center for German and European Studies at Haifa University recently held its first conference on decarbonization in Germany and Israel.

Given the record-breaking nature of the conference, a large number of experts showed up to participate and share decarbonization approaches.

Israel and Germany have vastly different environments, but they're eager to help one another work towards a common goal of fighting carbon emissions in the atmosphere. It's an issue that will affect the entire world, so both sides see it as crucial to work together on this issue.

Germany is a pioneer in the field of decarbonization, and German experts in this field have come to realize that simply transforming the energy market will not be enough to meet their Paris Protocol targets. What's required are cultural and societal reforms. Climate change is not merely an environmental problem; it's a cultural challenge.

Israel falls behind Germany in renewable energy, largely due to the cost of energy being much lower in Israel. The high costs in Germany have required the nation to come up with alternatives.

But Germany is lagging much farther behind Sweden, which puts the efficiency of Germany's practices into question.

Being in the desert, Israel has its own challenges with climate change.

Both countries aspire to come up with new and more effective initiatives, so they've chosen to come together and learn from each other.

Read more about it here.




Off to enjoy a walk through some greenery, till next time!

J