Informing
Policy
for Progress

Ofira Ayalon

Specializations:

Waste management, sustainability, energy policy, cleantech

Education:

PhD Waste Management, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

MSc Agricultural Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

BSc Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Specializations:

Waste management, sustainability, energy policy, cleantech

About

Prof. Ofira Ayalon is research lead for Energy and Environment at the Samuel Neaman Institute and affiliated with the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Haifa. She holds a BSc in Biotechnology and Food Engineering and PhD in Waste Management from the Technion. She has served as Director of the Natural Resource and Environmental Research Center at the University of Haifa since 2010, and is head of the Energy Management and Policy Program. Ayalon received the 2018 Michael Landau Prize in the field of Sustainability recognizing her important scientific contributions to the field both in Israel and globally. Her diverse expertise spans waste management, food loss reduction, energy management and policy, biofuel potential, agricultural sustainability, cleantech, air pollution, and the role of nature in enhancing personal resilience. Ayalon’s research has significantly influenced national environmental policy decision-making, collaborating with governmental bodies for impactful policy implementations, notably in energy and environmental sectors. Her work stands as a model for advancing sustainable practices in Israel’s academic and public arenas.

Publications
July 2022

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry in Israel – Accounting and Reporting Protocol

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Tal Goldrath, Naama Shapira, Ecotraders Ltd NULL

March 2022

Fundamental Elements in Designing Climate Law, and Recommendations for Implementation in Israeli Legislation

Ofira Ayalon, Naama Shapira, Oren Perez, Ori Sharon, Michal Nachmany, Daniel Shtauber, Ori Haubenstock

October 2021

Separation of Organic Waste – at the Source or at a Facility?

Ofira Ayalon, Yaniv Reingewertz, Shira Daskal, Elias Bisharat, Naama Shapira

September 2020

Industrial symbiosis – barriers for implementation in Israel

Ofira Ayalon, Vered Eyal-Saldinger, Naama Shapira, Hagit Snir-Salinger

November 2019

Lessons Learned from Select Countries and Cities Policy Measures to Reduce Air Pollution from the Transportation Sector

Ofira Ayalon, David Mahalel, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Shiri Freund-Koren, Naama Shapira, Idan Liebes

September 2019

Greenhouse Gases emissions registry in Israel accounting and reporting protocol

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Tal Goldrath, Naama Shapira, Ecotraders Ltd NULL

May 2018

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2016

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Idan Liebes

February 2018

Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure in Israel: Implementation Policy and Technical Guidelines

Idan Liebes, Ofira Ayalon, Roland Steinmetz, Roos van der Ploeg, Peter Hogeveen

December 2016

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2015

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Idan Liebes

cover of מערך לדיווח ורישום פליטות גזי חממה בישראל: סיכום דיווחי שנת 2014
December 2015

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2014

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion

July 2015

Sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean Sea

Ofira Ayalon, Tzipi Eshet, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Kerem, Noam Mozes, Yael Kakhal, Dan Tchernov, Amos Tendler

July 2015

Evaluating Benefits of Transportation Tunnels – The Carmel Tunnels as a Case Study

Ofira Ayalon, Lior Shmueli, Shiri Freund-Koren, Maayan Zerbib Tsion

February 2015

Agriculture Surplus and their efficient use

Ofira Ayalon, Tzipi Eshet, Yaarit Licht

כריכת הדוח
December 2014

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2013

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Tal Goldrath, Idan Liebes

April 2014

Integration of electric and hybrid vehicles in Israel’s transportation system

Ofira Ayalon, Yaara Grinberg, Idan Liebes, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay

December 2012

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2011

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Tal Goldrath, Yaara Grinberg

November 2012

Report 2 – Israel Adaptation to Climate Change Policy Recommendations- Executtiive Summary

Mordechai Shechter, Arnon Sofer, Ruslana Palatnik, Haim Kutiel, Nurit Kliot, Manfred Green, Marcelo Sterenberg, Isaac Guedi Capeluto, Ofira Ayalon

June 2012

Israel Adaptation to Climate Change Policy – ICCIC 1st Report – Executive Summary

Mordechai Shechter, Arnon Sofer, Ruslana Palatnik, Haim Kutiel, Nurit Kliot, Manfred Green, Marcelo Sterenberg, Isaac Guedi Capeluto, Ofira Ayalon

February 2012

Green Aviation – Literature Survey

Yehuda Hayuth, Orly Nathan, Ortal Faibushenko, Ofira Ayalon

November 2010

National Energy Technologies Research and Development Survey

Ofira Ayalon, Michal Nachmany, Tal Goldrath, Daphne Getz, Vered Gilad, Yifaat Baron

September 2010

Policy recommendations for treatment of packaging waste in Israel

Ofira Ayalon, Gadi Rosental, Michal Nachmany, Tal Goldrath, Idan Dorfman, Michal Grossman, Mordechai Shechter

January 2009

Energy efficiency in the milking center of Ein Harod Ihud

Ofira Ayalon, Yifaat Baron, Efrat Elimelech, Eliezer Fruchter, Miriam Lev-On

Bioethanol in Israel: global context, research, planning and policy
June 2008

Bioethanol in Israel: global context, research, planning and policy

Ofira Ayalon, Haim Zaban, Efrat Elimelech, Jonathan Spenser, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On

January 2008

Alternatives to segregation, recycling and garbage treatment in Haifa

Ofira Ayalon, Avi Novik, Efrat Elimelech, Yoram Avnimelech

January 2008

National Environmental Priorities of Israel – transportation and environment in Israel 2008

Ofira Ayalon, Yoram Avnimelech, Efrat Elimelech, Avi Novik, Tal Goldrath, Bernanda Flikshtein

January 2008

Reduction of Plastic Carrier Bage Use: An Analysis of Alternatives in Israel

Ofira Ayalon, Gadi Rosental, Michal Grossman, Tal Goldrath

January 2008

National Environmental Priorities of Israel – solid and hazardous waste

Ofira Ayalon, Yoram Avnimelech, Efrat Elimelech, Avi Novik, Tal Goldrath, Bernanda Flikshtein

October 2007

Energy Forum 7: Biofuels for energy

Doron Gal, Ofira Ayalon, Tal Goldrath

October 2006

Energy Forum 3: Waste to Energy (WTE)

Ofira Ayalon, Yifaat Baron, Gershon Grossman, Yoram Avnimelech

January 2005

Economic assessment of current deposit law and suggested packaging law in Israel

Ofira Ayalon, Mordechai Shechter, Gadi Rosental, Nachum Yehoshua, Yael Atar Peled

November 2004

Air conditioner survey in Israel- conservation potential and policy measures

Ofira Ayalon, Gershon Grossman, Yitzhak Goren, Avraham Shitzer, Yoram Avnimelech, Yaron Arnon

January 2003

The Global Environmental Market – An Economic Opportunity for Israel. First Position Paper, Analysis and Initial Conclusions

Yitzhak Goren, Ofira Ayalon, Eli Israeli, Yoram Avnimelech, Yaron Arnon, Noam Gressel, Mordechai Shechter

February 2002

The Technion’s green campus

Yoram Avnimelech, Ofira Ayalon, Arnon Bentur

January 1997

Economic Incentives in Solid Urban Waste Policy. Final Report

Mordechai Shechter, Yoram Avnimelech, Ofira Ayalon

Opinions / Commentary
Projects
May 2024

Energy Efficiency in the Milking Center of Ein Harod Ihud

Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Ofira Ayalon, Eliezer Fruchter, Green Kibutz team Ein Harod Ihud

May 2024

National Policy for Packaging Waste Management

Ofira Ayalon, Michal Nachmany, Tal Goldrath, Gadi Rosental

May 2024

Agriculture and the Environment

Liron Amdur, Yoram Avnimelech, Haim Zaban, Ofira Ayalon

May 2024

Water, Rivers and Sea

Ofira Ayalon, Tammy Trop, Tzipi Eshet, Naama Shapira, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Kerem, Dan Tchernov, Amos Tendler, Yael Kakhal, Noam Mozes, Yifaat Baron, Efrat Elimelech

May 2024

Transportation

Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Naama Shapira, Shiri Freund-Koren, David Mahalel, Yaara Grinberg, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay, Yehuda Hayuth, Orly Nathan, Ortal Faibushenko, Lior Shmueli, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Elimelech, Jonathan Spenser, Haim Zaban, Shai Jerby

May 2024

Natural Gas and Oil

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Daniel Madar, Perry Lev-On, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Naama Shapira, Tzipi Eshet

May 2024

Sustainable Developmentent

Ofira Ayalon, Revital (Tali) Tal, Tal Goldrath, Gilead Fortuna, Tzipi Eshet, Tammy Trop, Naama Shapira, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Daniel Madar, Adi Wolfson, Vered Eyal-Saldinger, Hagit Snir-Salinger, Dan Tchernov, Amos Tendler, Yael Kakhal, Noam Mozes, Efrat Kerem, Yael Rosenfeld

May 2024

Innovation – Environmental Technologies

Ofira Ayalon, Gilead Fortuna, Idan Liebes, Shiri Freund-Koren, Gershon Grossman, Avi Temkin, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Efrat Elimelech, Haim Zaban, Eliezer Fruchter, Michal Nachmany, Tal Goldrath, Daphne Getz, Vered Gilad, Eran Leck, Yifaat Baron, Yitzhak Goren, Eli Israeli, Yoram Avnimelech, Yaron Arnon, Noam Gressel, Mordechai Shechter

Studies-Climate-change-reduction
May 2024

Climate Change – Mitigation

Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Naama Shapira, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Idan Liebes

May 2024

Waste Management

Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes, Naama Shapira, Yaara Grinberg, Gadi Rosental, Dana Gabay, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Vered Eyal-Saldinger, Hagit Snir-Salinger, Efrat Elimelech, Tzipi Eshet, Yaarit Licht, Michal Nachmany, Tal Goldrath, Idan Dorfman, Michal Grossman, Mordechai Shechter, Nachum Yehoshua, Yael Atar Peled, Avi Novik, Yoram Avnimelech, Yifaat Baron, Noam Gressel, Limor Spektorovsky

May 2024

Agriculture

Ofira Ayalon, Yoram Avnimelech, Liron Amdur, Haim Zaban, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Eliezer Fruchter, Tzipi Eshet, Yaarit Licht, Tammy Trop, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Kerem, Dan Tchernov, Amos Tendler, Yael Kakhal, Noam Mozes, Gilead Fortuna, Shiri Freund-Koren, Noa Feller, Ehud Gelb

national-enviromental-policy
May 2024

National Environmental Priorities

Ofira Ayalon, Shiri Freund-Koren, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Debby Mir, Yaara Grinberg, Gadi Rosental, Tal Goldrath, Michal Nachmany, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Ruslana Palatnik, Helena Faitelson, Yoram Avnimelech, Efrat Elimelech, Avi Novik, Bernanda Flikshtein, Giora Shacham, Michal Green, Shai Jerby, Yodan Rofe, Yifaat Baron, Revital (Tali) Tal

May 2024

Climate Change – Adaptation (Israeli Climate Change Information Center – ICCIC)

Ofira Ayalon, Mordechai Shechter, Nurit Kliot, Haim Kutiel, Arnon Sofer, Manfred Green, Marcelo Sterenberg, Isaac Guedi Capeluto, Ruslana Palatnik, Tammy Trop, Tzipi Eshet, Golan Tamir, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Ayelet Raveh, Naama Shapira

Press room
April 2020

Static electricity

Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes

June 2018

Time is money. But not only

Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes

December 2017

Artificial intelligence is about to change the world – will Israel keep pace?

Ofira Ayalon, Arnon Bentur, Ella Barzani, Daphne Getz, Oshrat Katz Shacham, Eran Keter, Eran Leck, Sima Tziperfal, Avida Shoham, Rinat Klein, Roey Tzezana, Shlomo Rosenberg

December 2016

Heat stroke

Ofira Ayalon

July 2016

green vehicles are costly

Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes

September 2015

Test: Is it worth to travel through the Carmel Tunnels?

Ofira Ayalon, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Shiri Freund-Koren

August 2015

Carmel Tunnels save Israelis time and money

Ofira Ayalon, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Shiri Freund-Koren

September 2013

Surprise Bags

Ofira Ayalon

February 2009

Separation plan: to treat waste

Ofira Ayalon, Yoram Avnimelech

Podcasts