The Jerusalem Post is partnering with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) to launch a new section on its website dedicated to environment and climate change.
In Dubai, major thoroughfares were reduced to a crawl, with some vehicles, including buses, nearly submerged underwater. Social media footage displayed dramatic scenes of malls and homes flooded.
A spokesperson for the Union for Reform Judaism said that up to 9% of the organization’s financial portfolio is currently invested in the fossil fuel industry.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Local police would not comment on individual cases but said everyone who tried to block roads was detained.
Despite progress, the Middle East still faces significant challenges in waste management, including inadequate infrastructure, limited recycling facilities, and outdated cultural attitudes.
The Portland Jewish federation concluded that fossil fuel divestment aligned with its financial goals as well as its values.
Rozen and his team say scientists already have "all the pieces needed" to return to pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures.
“We live far away from the rest of the world and want to connect with it,” Australian-born Cohney told The Jerusalem Post, “so yes, Australians think about the rest of the world more than [others]."
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) claimed that in 2023 every major global climate record was broken and in 2024 this can only get worse if nothing changes.
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