Climate targets: Energy

• NDC content

  2 targets

  • 17% of the electricity from renewables by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Israel's INDC
  • -17% electricity consumption below BAU in 2030
    Energy | Base year target | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Israel's INDC

• National laws and policies

  7 targets

  • 30% of electricity production will be from renewable energy, mainly solar-based and partly wind, and decides to update accordingly the renewable energy production targets set in Government Decision
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Government Decision 465/2020 promoting renewable energy in the electricity sector and correcting government decisions

    Executive | 2020

  • that electricity production in natural gas in 2030 will be 70% of electricity production. 30% of total electricity consumption in 2030,
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Government Decision 465/2020 promoting renewable energy in the electricity sector and correcting government decisions

    Executive | 2020

  • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation by 2050 by at least 85% relative to emissions measured in 2015, which stood at 37.4 million tonnes.
    Energy | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

  • Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from electricity production by 2030 by about 30% compared to emissions measured in 2015
    Energy | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2015
    Source:

    Government Decision 171/2021 "Transition to a Low Carbon Economy" amending Decision 542/2015

    Executive | 2021

  • renewable power generation share of 20% in 2025 and 30% in 2030
    Energy | Intensity target | Base year: 2020
    Source:

    Government Decision 465/2020 promoting renewable energy in the electricity sector and correcting government decisions

    Executive | 2020

  • phase-out coal-fired power generation no later than 2026
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2026 | Base year: 2020
    Source:

    Government Decision 465/2020 promoting renewable energy in the electricity sector and correcting government decisions

    Executive | 2020

  • 10% electricity generation from renewable energy sources by 2020
    Energy | Fixed level target | Target year: 2020 | Base year: N/A
    Source:

    Government Decision No. 1403: National Plan for Implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets and for Energy Efficiency

    Executive | 2016

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