Greenhouse gas

Climate change made 'fire-prone' weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say

Ongoing wildfires in Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and scorched huge swathes of land.

|ByREUTERS
Smoke rises as flames burn during a wildfire at Ares, Grionde, amongst worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 25, 2026.
Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake - opinion

Falling water levels also affect river transport and port operations. The Caspian Sea's declining levels threaten ecosystems and critical economic assets, including ports and energy facilities.

|ByZULFIYA SULEIMENOVA
Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.

From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push

As conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza ravage ecosystems, momentum is building to recognize environmental destruction as a war crime

|BySTEPHANIE L. FREID
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on the US economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US December 9, 2025.

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

The move is the Trump administration's latest effort to gut US research related to climate change, as well as federal agencies that have previously worked on climate-related research.

|ByREUTERS

Dutch students use Israeli technology to make recycled car

The car is made out of recycled waste including food remnants, different kinds of plastic and even used diapers.

OCTOBER 20, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Luca car made entirely from recycled waste

Climate change: An existential threat to humanity and how we can survive

Our climate crisis is the biggest social, political economic and environmental problem facing our planet and its inhabitants.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByDAN BROOK, RICHARD H. SCHWARTZ
Israeli firefighters help battle the blazes in California in September

Israeli scientist figures out how to stop cows from killing the planet

Studies have shown that dairy cows contribute large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, caused by the organisms living in their microbiomes.

JULY 28, 2019ByREBECCA ARATEN
Cows wearing digital collars eat at dairy farm in Kibbutz Yad Mordechai