'..to transform Israel into one of the first Western countries in which energy is produced with zero pollution and harm to the environment..''By 2030, Israel will end all diesel fuel, coal, and gasoline use, according to a new announcement by Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz.
An energy conference in Tel Aviv this week saw the Middle Eastern nation make the climate-oriented announcement, promising greater investment in renewable and alternative fuels in the near and intermediate future.
"From 2030 onward, the state of Israel will create alternatives and will no longer allow the import of cars that run on gasoline and diesel fuel," Steinitz said. "I'm not going to give in to any pressure,” he added, referring to lobbying activities by fossil fuel interests in the nation.
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"There is a historic opportunity to transform Israel into one of the first Western countries in which energy is produced with zero pollution and harm to the environment," he said.'
- Zainab Calcuttawala,
Israel Aims To End Most Fossil Fuel Use By 2030, February 28, 2018
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