The plan is designed to formulate solutions that will reduce the world's growing dependence on oil and oil-producing countries, which causes instability in the world's economies and harms the quality of the environment through the emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases
The government today approved a national plan for the development of technologies that reduce the global use of oil in transportation. The government will invest about 1.5 billion NIS in the program in the next ten years and will work to raise billions of additional NIS from non-governmental sources.
The plan is designed to formulate solutions that will reduce the world's growing dependence on oil and oil-producing countries, which causes instability in the world's economies and harms the quality of the environment through the emission of pollutants and greenhouse gases.
The plan was drawn up by an inter-ministerial team, led by Prof. Yogin Kendal, head of the National Economic Council. As part of the program, the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Science and Technology will create a dedicated track to encourage investments in the field and will assist with business and regulatory support for companies. The ministry will also increase its investments in research and development in these areas. For its implementation, a program manager will be appointed in the Prime Minister's office, who will coordinate the cooperation between all relevant government agencies; The Ministries of Taxation, Infrastructure, Finance, Defense, Environmental Protection, Science, Transportation, Agriculture and more. In addition, he will work to increase the cooperation between the government and non-governmental entities - foreign governments, Israeli and international companies and organizations dealing with the issue.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted: "I see this as a national and strategic goal of the State of Israel. The addiction to oil leads to the dependence of the western world on the oil countries, and causes significant damage to the environment. This has significant consequences for Israel as well. We are a small country perhaps in its dimensions, but big in science and research. Therefore, the intention is to harness strong, research and scientific, technological forces, and tie other bodies to them so that Israel will be the leading body, the catalyst for research action in the field."
Minister of Defense, Shalom Simhon, under whose ministry the bulk of the plan will be implemented and who signed the plan along with the Prime Minister, noted that "the plan harnesses Israel's technological and scientific capabilities for the benefit of the realization of a strategic goal, both at the national and global level."
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Producing diesel from municipal waste seems to be a promising topic, there are plants operating in the world that produce 200 liters of diesel for every ton of waste (dry weight of course). With all of Israel's municipal garbage going through such facilities, we provide most of the fuel for our transportation ourselves, as for the rest, a combination of an electric car and a gas car would complete the solution.