Israel is in high gear preparing for the COP27 climate summit that will take place in Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh next month. The current government has made battling climate change one of its main priorities, though environmental organizations say that Israel is still far from fulfilling its commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

As part of these efforts, the Ministry of Environmental Protection published a report Sept. 28 that examined the technical and economic feasibilities of replacing petroleum distillates (fuel oil and LPG) with cleaner and more efficient technologies in industry.

The report also formulated an action plan to accelerate the transition of factories to clean technologies with a budget of 100 million shekels ($29 million). The plan is part of Israel’s national climate strategy presented to the government in July 2018 to significantly reduce emissions during the current decade and reach a zero-emissions economy by 2050.

According to the report, industry is a major player, responsible for about 16% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Israel. The plan focuses on technological and economic alternatives to the use of fossil fuels in factories.