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Clean energy, now cheap
A new report states that the prices of renewable energy production fell this year for the first time in the United States below energy prices from perishable sources such as coal. Is the new plan of the Electricity Authority to install solar panels on rooftops marks the turning point in Israel as well?
Prof. Ayalon emphasizes the need for efficiency in the electricity grid, prior to renewable energy
An interview with Ofira Ayalon in the program only a question
An interview with Prof. Ofira Ayalon on environmental issues with a focus on waste management, packaging law and carrier bags law
Traffic jams in the barrel
Manuel Trajtenberg
The rate of road construction in Israel is calculated according to population expansion, and not according to the increase in the number of vehicles. When you add the failing public transport, the result is catastrophic.
In September 2018, the Samuel Neaman Institute published an outline for a change in the patterns of travel formulated by Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg. At the center of the outline is a comprehensive reform of vehicle taxation: a gradual elimination of the taxes currently imposed, and in place of payment according to distance, which varies according to the location, time and number of passengers in the vehicle.
Like the milkman of old times: the company that will make you not throw away junk
A commercial venture called LOOP seeks to revolutionize the way we consume many products. This is a new venture based on an old tradition: reuse of containers and packaging of products, as we used to do with the neighborhood milkman. The declared aim of the project is to reduce as much as possible the ecological footprint of the products we consume. “The move to multi-use packaging is a very important step on the way to the great goal of reducing the amount of waste, but we must stop and look at the full picture,” says Prof. Ofira Ayalon.
They work less, earn less: who will save the north, and how
16.5% of the Israeli population live in the Northern District, but only 14.7% of the employed.
The rate of participation in the labor force is relatively low and stands at only 58%, according to a report by the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion.16.5% of the Israeli population live in the Northern District, but only 14.7% of the employed. The rate of participation in the labor force is relatively low and stands at only 58%, according to a report by the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion.
According to the report, the average compensation per job in the manufacturing industry in the Northern District is about 80 percent of the average national job compensation – the lowest of all the districts except Judea and Samaria.
The (un)covered damage
The masks that have stormed into our lives in the past year are manufactured in unimaginable quantities and became a huge threat to the environment. They are tossed away everywhere and pollute public space, reaching rivers and oceans and into the stomachs of animals. They cannot be recycled, and their mass production requires a great deal of environmental resources.
However, the damage that the Covid-19 causes to the environment is not limited to masks. The unprecedented increase in the number of shipments from the supermarkets is also giving its signals, “The issue of shipments is insane,” says Prof. Ofira Ayalon of the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion. “and because of the law of carrier bags in the various supermarkets have switched to paper bags that we use for a quarter of an hour. This paper is no more environmentally friendly than the plastic bag.”
The State of Israel must move to natural gas for transportation
The Samuel Neaman Institute’s Energy Forum recommends to the Israeli government Not to miss the train: if natural gas for transportationis not promoted at present we will find ourselves lagging behind the world again
The Israeli Way
WayCare company, which is capable of observing traffic system malfunctions and predicting even accidents, has signed its first deal with the Las Vegas municipality. In Israel, however, are still waiting. Is the Israeli high-tech industry losing momentum? The Samuel Neaman Institute recently referred to concern data published, which indicate a decline in Israel’s status as a leading country.
Government official: The use of electric buses is preferable to natural gas-fed buses
Gershon Grossman, Naama Shapira
High cost, limited advantages and technological difficulties will prevent extensive use of natural gas for transportation. Natural gas reduces carbon dioxide emissions, but does not reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The Samuel Neaman Institute calls on the government to promote the implementation of natural gas in transportation.
Despite the declarations: Only three vehicles in Israel are driven by natural gas
Gershon Grossman, Naama Shapira
A new report by the Samuel Neaman Institute indicates a lack of infrastructure and problematic regulation that prevent natural gas from assimilating into Transportation in Israel. The report recommends not to raise the tax on natural gas, and to remove barriers to the construction of its filling stations.