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Israel’s Progress in Implementing OECD Legal Instruments

Ministry of Environmental Protection. Israel’s Progress in Implementing OECD Legal Instruments. Ms. Galit Cohen Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection Accession Review Environmental Policy Committee 14 February 2013. Environmental Information and Indicators (2011).

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Israel’s Progress in Implementing OECD Legal Instruments

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  1. Ministry of Environmental Protection

    Israel’s Progress in Implementing OECD Legal Instruments

    Ms. Galit Cohen Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection Accession Review Environmental Policy Committee 14 February 2013
  2. Environmental Information and Indicators (2011) Recommendation of the council on environmental information – [C(98)67] Recommendation of the council on environmental indicators and information – [C(90)165] Recommendation of the council on reporting on the state of the environment – [C(79)114]
  3. Environmental Information and Indicators Regulatory tools Clean Air Law, 2008 ? Freedom of Information Regulations (Public Access to Environmental Information), 2009 Securities Regulations (Details, Structure and Form of Prospectus and Draft Prospectus), 2011 Environmental Protection Law (Pollutant Release and Transfer - Registering and Reporting Obligation), 2012
  4. Environmental Information and Indicators Informative tools 2011: "Let's Think Green" information campaign Website TV campaign Radio Billboards Newspapers ? Smartphones 2012: Public companies environmental compliance ranking ? Additional environmental data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) 2012: Sustainability Outlook 2030 for Israel
  5. Environmental Information and Indicators Indicators 2010: "State of the Environment in Israel - Indicators, Data and Trends”. Next edition in 2013 2012: An updated set of "Sustainable development indicators in Israel” (for 2009) Green Growth indicators 2012: Well-being indicators Agri-environmental indicators ENPI-SEIS project 2013: 1st“How’s Life?” pilot country 2013: Environmental efficiency in production indicators
  6. Resource Productivity (2013) Recommendation of the council on resource productivity – [C(2008)40] Recommendation of the council on material flows and resource productivity – [C(2004)79]
  7. Resource Productivity 2010: Seminar with UNEP International Resource Panel From 2010: Government funds to municipal and industrial waste reduction at source, reuse, recycling, waste to energy 2012: National Green Growth Action Plan: National Resources Account Sustainable Materials Management research center 2012: Sustainability Outlook 2030 for Israel Waste account 2013: Green industrial areas
  8. Expenditure Management (2011) Recommendation of the council on good practices for public environmental expenditure management – [C(2006)84]
  9. Expenditure Management Results accountability in ministerial budgets and work programmes - Expenditure linked to objectives and measurable indicators, reporting to Prime Minister’s Office Targeted funds Maintenance of Cleanliness Marine Pollution Prevention Animal Welfare Quarry Reclamation (Ministry of Energy and Water) Protection of Natural Landscape (Israel Land Authority) Calls for Proposals Governmental support when necessary, in conjunction with regulation, leveraging additional funding
  10. IPPC (2011) Recommendation of the council on integrated pollution prevention and control – [C(90)164]
  11. IPPC 2011: Implemented through Licensing of Businesses Law (waste, wastewater) and Clean Air Law (air emissions) Submission of one consolidated request Request examined according to IPPC methodology 2012: Implemented in major industrial hotspots, including a demand for BAT 2012: "Integrated Industrial Pollution Prevention" unit established 2013: EU-Israel Twinning project on IPPC and PRTR commenced
  12. IPPC 2012 Green Growth Action Plan: Integrated Environmental Licensing Law Integrating existing permits Covers all major industrial installations and those with significant environmental effects. Implementation in SME will be examined Required measures: pollution prevention, BAT, waste reduction, accident prevention, energy efficiency and prevention of environmental risks at site closure Use of innovative (pilot) technologies Interface with spatial planning procedures Public participation and transparency Inspection procedures Mandatory timeframes Use of economic tools
  13. Biodiversity (2011) Recommendation of the council on the use of economic instruments in promoting the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity – [C(2004)81]
  14. Biodiversity 2010: National Biodiversity Action Plan recommends to promote economic incentives From 2011: Workshops to examine use of economic tools for the protection of biodiversity 2012: Fund for the Protection of Open Landscape Purposes include protection of biodiversity and ecosystems Income consists of revenues from land transactions From 2012: High-level workshops to gain political support 2013: Project on national assessment of ecosystems and ecosystem services (including economic benefits) 2013: Economic studies of the effects resulting from land use changes and invasive species 2013: Well-being indicators

  15. Thank You

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