What is Israel's pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C?
Industry
Israel has few raw natural resources, and its industry sector focuses on manufacturing products with a high added value. Important industries to the Israeli economy include pharmaceuticals, agrotechnology, telecommunications, fine chemicals and computers.1
Israel's energy mix in the industry sector
petajoule per year
Fuel share provided refers to energy demand only from the industry sector.
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Energy mix composition in the industry sector in consumption (EJ) and shares (%) for the years 2030, 2040 and 2050 based on selected IPCC SR1.5 global least costs pathways.
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CO₂ emissions from energy use in the industry sector rose by 18% between 1990 and 2019, from 5.5 to 6.5 MtCO₂e. These emissions would need to drop to between 2 and 3 MtCO₂e by 2030 and reach zero between 2045 and 2047 to be in line with 1.5°C compatible pathways. The sector can be decarbonised by increasing the share of electricity primarily in its energy mix to 47–49% by 2030 (up from 37% in 2019) and continuing to increase it so that the share of electricity reaches 71–86% by 2050.
Process related emissions rose by 176% between 1990 and 2019, from 3.5 MtCO₂e in 1990 to 9.5 MtCO₂e in 2019. Israel’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (2022-2026) sets a 30% emissions reduction target for the industry sector compared to 2015 levels.2 While the target is a step in the right direction, a 1.5°C compatible pathway would require direct CO₂ emissions to reduce by 58–60% by 2030 compared to 2015 levels.
The plan also includes a target to increase energy efficiency by 5% in 2030 and by 16% in 2050 relative to 2020. Measures to achieve the target include standards allowing the use of recycled raw materials in products and funding to support industries in the use of more efficient materials.
Israel's industry sector direct CO₂ emissions (of energy demand)
MtCO₂/yr
Direct CO₂ emissions only are considered (see power sector for electricity related emissions, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here).
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Direct CO₂ emissions of the industry sector in selected 1.5°C compatible pathways.
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Israel's GHG emissions from industrial processes
MtCO₂e/yr
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1.5°C compatible CO₂ emissions pathways. This is presented through a set of illustrative pathways and a 1.5°C compatible range for total CO₂ emissions excl. LULUCF. The 1.5°C compatible range is based on global cost-effective pathways assessed by the IPCC SR1.5, defined by the 5th and 5th percentiles.
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1.5°C compatible industry sector benchmarks
Direct CO₂ emissions, shares of electricity, and combined shares of electricity, hydrogen and biomass from illustrative 1.5°C pathways for Israel
| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
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2050
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Decarbonised industry sector by
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Direct CO₂ emissions
MtCO₂/yr
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6
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2 to
3
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1 to
1
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1 to
1
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2045 to
2047
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Relative to reference year in %
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-61 to
-59%
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-84 to
-83%
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-91 to
-90%
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| Indicator |
2019
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2030
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2040
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2050
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Share of electricity
per cent
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37
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47 to
49
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60 to
74
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71 to
86
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Share of electricity, hydrogren and biomass
per cent
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37
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53 to
54
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61 to
81
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73 to
95
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Fuel share provided refers to energy demand only from the industry sector. BECCS are the only Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies considered in these benchmarks.
Only direct CO₂ emissions are considered (electricity, hydrogen and heat emissions are not considered here; see power sector for emissions from electricity generation). All values are rounded. Year of full decarbonisation is based on carbon intenstiy threshold of 5gCO₂/MJ.
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