With so little money paid into sovereign wealth fund, Adam Teva V'Din seeks to fix transparency rules for details on natural resources owned by public, exploited by private sector
Draft legislation, which would give extensive new powers to ministry, aims to anchor steps to tackle global warming in law; will be issued for public comment in coming days
Greenpeace slams Agriculture Ministry for rosy report on rising beef consumption; Adam Teva V'Din vows to bring Israel into line with Europe via law to ban single-use plastics
Israel Nature and Parks Authority's legal adviser says organization needs authorization to access online media such as the dark net and use tracking software to catch offenders
Activists warn that moves to 'strike balance' between economic costs, health benefits of limiting pollution and toxic substances will set back public's protection 'by decades'
As Israel swaps coal for natural gas, pollution will drop but gas leaks from wells to power stations, currently not measured, 'likely to stop Israel meeting climate change targets'
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