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FireDome nets $4.5 million to transform autonomous wildfire defense
03.12.24
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James Spiro
The company was inspired by the country’s Iron Dome missile defense system to apply the same technology to autonomously detect and suppress wildfires.
Climate and wars boost global food index to record high
17.10.24
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Tamar Tunik
The global pressures acting on food prices originate from the worsening of extreme climate changes and geopolitical events. In September 2019, the global food price index stood at 93.4 points and since then rose to 124.4 points last September - a figure that represents a decade high
Cool cities: How global urban areas are tackling heat challenges
07.10.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
From implementing eco-friendly cooling systems in Singapore to increasing green spaces in Medellin, cities worldwide are reshaping their landscapes for a sustainable future.
Israeli researchers develop tomatoes resilient to viruses and heat to tackle crop threats
01.09.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
Innovative approaches are enhancing tomato durability against destructive diseases and climate change.
The heat is on: The rise of climate engineering ventures
27.08.24
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Viki Auslender
Rampant climate change and record-breaking heat are pushing more and more fringe ideas in climate engineering to gain funding: from launching sulfur balloons to deploying satellites with mirrors to spraying chemicals into the atmosphere. However, in the absence of proper regulation, the lines between serious research bodies and reckless entrepreneurs are blurring, conspiracies are flourishing, and research critical to saving the planet may be stalled
Can the Olympics survive climate change?
19.08.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
Global warming forces a rethink of traditional August games.
Google’s AI ambitions threaten carbon neutrality pledge
04.07.24
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Omer Kabir
Data center expansion leads to 48% Increase in emissions since 2019
"I don't know what the phone of 2050 will look like, but we'll still be eating cucumbers and corn"
13.06.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
Israeli agriculture has been severely impacted by the war. Prof. Benny Chefetz, the new director of the Volcani Center, explains how agriculture will once again become an engine of growth, warns against the drying up of agricultural research and tells about the future field that will be controlled by robots and drones
Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change: More than meets the eye
12.05.24
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Ron Stern
“Just like any technology, the key question with AI is how it’s used,” writes OurCrowd’s Ron Stern
Israel's climate-resilient cocoa: Researchers identify durable variety amid war
01.05.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
Amid skyrocketing cocoa prices due to a global supply shortage, unique experiments by Israel’s Volcani Institute may lead to the development of an Israeli cocoa strain resistant to climate adversity
Global warming to shuffle vacation destinations: Goodbye Greece, hello Canada
30.04.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
According to a new study, popular tourist destinations around the world will lose about half of their pleasant days for outdoor activities by the end of the century. In Greece, tourists will lose up to 37 days, in Spain 13, and in Thailand 55 days. The good news is that some countries will become more attractive for tourism
Less than half of Israeli climate-tech companies are focused on decarbonization
11.03.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
Investments in climate are increasing worldwide, but according to a new report less than half of Israeli climate-tech startups address decarbonization - the biggest problem with the most in-demand solutions and flow of investment
$1.3 million awarded to Israeli startups to tackle climate crisis
28.02.24
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James Spiro
“Israel is extremely well-positioned to take a central role in battling climate change and bringing solutions to the biggest shared challenge of our times,” said Startup Nation Central’s CEO Avi Hasson.
2023 was disastrous for the world's climate, but '24 could be worse
02.01.24
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Shani Ashkenazi
From terrible fires in Canada to deadly floods in Greece to scorching temperatures that have not been seen since records have been kept, last year left a particularly bad climate imprint on the world - and it's only getting worse
Climate change threatens global food system, countries must mobilize
13.12.23
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Shani Ashkenazi
Israel is among 130 countries that signed a UN declaration at the Climate Conference in Dubai to adapt their food systems to fight climate change, but is it too little too late?
Investment in Israeli climate tech is shrinking at an alarming rate
07.12.23
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Shani Ashkenazi
According to the Israel Innovation Authority's report on Israeli climate tech, investment in the field in the first half of 2023 amounted to $551 million dollars - a 60% decrease, compared to a global investment decrease of 40%
In hottest year on record, UN Climate Conference held amid shadow of Gaza war
29.11.23
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Shani Ashkenazi
At what is expected to be the largest-ever climate conference, attention will be focused on the regional crisis and on the fact that the host, the UAE, will be promoting extensive cooperation with oil and gas companies.
OECD report: countries not meeting climate goals, Israel at especially high risk
20.11.23
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Shani Ashkenazi
A dire report by the OECD ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Dubai says that most countries are not meeting the greenhouse gas reduction goals they committed to, including Israel, whose risk for temperature increase and other adverse effects of climate change like drought is among the highest in the world.
Dubai Climate Conference: Israeli delegation will be significantly reduced, PM and ministers will not attend
15.11.23
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Shani Ashkenazi
The Israeli government planned to send the largest delegation ever to the climate conference, but due to the war, the delegation will be much smaller.
Could deploying a massive sunshade help curb Earth's rising temperatures?
09.08.23
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Shani Ashkenazi
From blankets that cover glaciers, to water cannons that create white clouds to reflect the sun's rays, scientists are investigating innovative solutions to a long-term problem
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