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Did you know... ... Palestine is largely dependent on energy im- ports from Israel. ... Domestic power production – mostly renew- able energy – fulfils less than 5% of the coun- try’s energy demand. Currently 70% of house- holds use solar water heaters that reduce energy consumption. Further expansion of photovoltaic plants and roof panels can save 600,000 tonnes of CO 2 emissions per year. ... There are plans for construction of gas- powered electricity stations with a 400 MW capacity, which can satisfy most of electricity demand in the West Bank. ... Gas and liquid fuels make up half of the coun- try’s energy consumption in transport, heating, cooling and manufacturing. Solutions Problems Energy and Transport Energy production and transportation diminish air quality, and are key sources of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Individuals and families can reduce their climate footprints and contribute to national and global commitments to fight climate change by upgrading household devices to those with better energy efficiency, switching to green energy sources, using vehicles that run on natural gas, or taking public transportation, among many alternatives. Energy and Transport Reducing climate impacts of buildings and vehicles CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN PALESTINE Heat water with solar systems Generate electricity with solar panels Promote green spaces for better air quality Reduce the use of air conditioning and switch to eco- friendly systems Use thermal insulation Prefer walking to driving Change to LED bulbs Favour public transport and car pooling and convert vehicles to run on natural gas Emissions from traffic congestion, often at checkpoints Health risks, such as asthma Extreme weather events from climate change We can take steps to reduce the emissions related to our buildings and mobility Online information sources Palestine Museum of Natural History: https://www.palestinenature.org Environment Quality Authority of Palestine: http://environment.pna.ps Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: http://www.ipcc.ch United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/ Selected publications National Adaptation Plan to Climate Change in Palestine (2016). Environment Quality Authority Initial National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2016). Environment Quality Authority Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Programme of Action for the Palestinian Authority (2010). UNDP and Environment Quality Authority Atlas of Palestine (2015). The Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ) State of the Environment in Palestine (2016). The Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ) Analysis of the climatic variability and its environmental impacts across Palestine (2012). The Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ) State of Palestine. Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (2015) CREDITS & SOURCES 20-24°C is optimal Old vehicle fleet Trees cut for heating Switch off the lights Plant trees ... The number of vehicles in Palestine is grow- ing by about 10,000 cars per year. Switching to hybrid electric vehicles and natural gas- powered buses and trucks may significantly improve air quality and reduce emissions. If 25% of passengers used public buses rath- er than cars, the savings in emissions would come to 150,000 tonnes of CO 2 per year. ... More efficient transport, improved urban planning and solutions to land fragmentation can reduce traffic jams, and reduce emissions. ... Widely used and properly enforced modern and green building standards could avoid 500,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Improvements in lighting can save another 300,000 tonnes. State of Palestine Environment Quality Authority

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Did you know...... Palestineislargelydependentonenergyim-

portsfromIsrael.

... Domesticpowerproduction–mostlyrenew-ableenergy–fulfilslessthan5%ofthecoun-try’senergydemand.Currently70%ofhouse-holds use solar water heaters that reduceenergy consumption. Further expansion ofphotovoltaicplantsandroofpanelscansave600,000tonnesofCO2emissionsperyear.

... There are plans for construction of gas-powered electricity stations with a 400 MWcapacity,whichcansatisfymostofelectricitydemandintheWestBank.

... Gasandliquidfuelsmakeuphalfofthecoun-try’senergyconsumptionintransport,heat-ing,coolingandmanufacturing.

Solutions Problems

Energy and TransportEnergy production and transportation diminish air quality, and are key sources of the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. Individuals and families can reduce their climate footprints and contribute to national and global commitments to fight climate change by upgrading household devices to those with better energy efficiency, switching to green energy sources, using vehicles that run on natural gas, or taking public transporta-tion, among many alternatives.

Energy and TransportReducingclimateimpactsofbuildingsandvehicles

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN PALESTINE

Heatwaterwithsolarsystems

Generateelectricitywithsolarpanels

Promote green spaces for better

air quality

Reducetheuseofairconditioningandswitchtoeco-friendlysystems

Usethermal

insulation

Preferwalkingto

driving

ChangetoLEDbulbs

Favourpublictransportandcarpoolingandconvert

vehiclestorunonnaturalgas

Emissionsfromtrafficcongestion,

oftenatcheckpoints

Healthrisks,suchasasthma

Extremeweatherevents

fromclimatechange

Wecantakestepstoreducethe

emissionsrelatedtoourbuildingsand

mobilityOnline information sourcesPalestineMuseumofNaturalHistory:https://www.palestinenature.orgEnvironmentQualityAuthorityofPalestine:http://environment.pna.psIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange:http://www.ipcc.chUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange:https://unfccc.int/

Selected publicationsNationalAdaptationPlantoClimateChangeinPalestine(2016).EnvironmentQualityAuthorityInitialNationalCommunicationtotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(2016).EnvironmentQualityAuthorityClimateChangeAdaptationStrategyandProgrammeofActionforthePalestinianAuthority(2010).UNDPandEnvironmentQualityAuthorityAtlasofPalestine(2015).TheAppliedResearchInstituteofJerusalem(ARIJ)StateoftheEnvironmentinPalestine(2016).TheAppliedResearchInstituteofJerusalem(ARIJ)AnalysisoftheclimaticvariabilityanditsenvironmentalimpactsacrossPalestine(2012).TheAppliedResearchInstituteofJerusalem(ARIJ)StateofPalestine.FifthNationalReporttotheConventiononBiologicalDiversity(2015)

CREDITS & SOURCES

20-24°Cisoptimal

Oldvehicle

fleet

Treescutforheating

Switchoffthelights

Planttrees

... ThenumberofvehiclesinPalestineisgrow-ingbyabout10,000carsperyear.Switchingto hybrid electric vehicles and natural gas-poweredbusesand trucksmaysignificantlyimproveairqualityandreduceemissions. If25% of passengers used public buses rath-erthancars,thesavingsinemissionswouldcometo150,000tonnesofCO2peryear.

... More efficient transport, improved urbanplanningandsolutionstolandfragmentationcan reduce traffic jams, and reduce emis-sions.

... Widely used and properly enforced modernand green building standards could avoid500,000tonnesofgreenhousegasemissions.Improvements in lighting can save another300,000tonnes.

State of PalestineEnvironmentQualityAuthority