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 PALESTINEPalestine Institute For Biodiversity & SustainabilityofBethlehemUniversity

State of PalestineEnvironmentQualityAuthority

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.