Israel, touting technology, aims for zeroemissions by 205029 October 2021

People holding banners and a balloon of the globemarch to demand the world leaders to take action inreversing climate change and stop the use of fossil fuelsin Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Thousands ofIsraelis gathered Friday in Tel Aviv to take part in aworldwide day of action before leaders head to theScottish city of Glasgow for the start of the U.N. ClimateChange Conference, known as COP26. Credit: APPhoto/Ariel Schalit

Israel said Friday its hope to reach zerogreenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as thousandsof protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to demand actionahead of next week's U.N. summit on climatechange.

As a small country, Israel contributes little to globalwarming, but officials say it has much to offer theworld in terms of green technologies. Israel, whichhas already had to adapt to life in a parchedregion, is widely considered a world leader in areassuch as solar energy storage, sustainable proteinalternatives, agriculture technology anddesalination.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced thepledge in a statement Friday, saying it was a

continuation of efforts already underway to combatclimate change.

"With the new goal, Israel is lining up alongside the developed countries that are already taking actionto attain the goal of zero emissions," he said. "Weare responding to the global challenge, findingtechnological solutions and joining in to achieve thisimportant goal."

Israel had previously said it would fall short of thegoal of the international community to reach zeronet emissions by 2050, expecting to reduceemissions by 85% by that time. Environmentalistshave cited a lack of political will by previousgovernments and the country's reliance on newlydiscovered natural gas for energy for the lowertarget.

People holding banners march to demand world leadersto take action in reversing climate change and stop theuse of fossil fuels during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday,Oct. 29, 2021. Thousands of Israelis gathered Friday inTel Aviv to take part in a worldwide day of action beforeleaders head to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the startof the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known asCOP26. Credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

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People holding banners march to demand world leadersto take action in reversing climate change and stop theuse of fossil fuels during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday,Oct. 29, 2021. Thousands of Israelis gathered Friday inTel Aviv to take part in a worldwide day of action beforeleaders head to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the startof the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known asCOP26. Credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

People holding banners march to demand world leadersto take action in reversing climate change and stop theuse of fossil fuels during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday,Oct. 29, 2021. Thousands of Israelis gathered Friday inTel Aviv to take part in a worldwide day of action beforeleaders head to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the startof the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known asCOP26. Credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

A man holds a display depicting dead penguins during amarch demanding the world leaders to take action inreversing climate change and stop the use of fossil fuelsin Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Thousands ofIsraelis gathered Friday in Tel Aviv to take part in aworldwide day of action before leaders head to theScottish city of Glasgow for the start of the U.N. ClimateChange Conference, known as COP26. Credit: APPhoto/Ariel Schalit

A person is covered in a blanket with a sign reading"dead of heat" as a prop during a march demand theworld leaders to take action in reversing climate changeand stop the use of fossil fuels in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday,Oct. 29, 2021. Thousands of Israelis gathered Friday inTel Aviv to take part in a worldwide day of action beforeleaders head to the Scottish city of Glasgow for the startof the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known asCOP26. Credit: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

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Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Fridayto demand action.

International officials will meet in Scotland fromSunday to try to accelerate efforts to curb climatechange, with more than one world leader sayinghumanity's future is at stake. Six years after thehistoric Paris climate agreement, carbon pollutionfrom coal, oil and natural gas is increasing, notfalling.

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