Israel: Missing climate targets show ambition, not failure court filing

The government says it has no legal obligation to meet carbon-reduction targets, arguing treaties impose no 'binding numerical red line,' pointg to stalled climate legislation and continued use of coal units. Critics called the position 'absurd,; saying it rewards failure to meet goals

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The government says it has no legal obligation to meet carbon-reduction targets, arguing treaties impose no 'binding numerical red line,' pointg to stalled climate legislation and continued use of coal units. Critics called the position 'absurd,; saying it rewards failure to meet goals

05:15 AM • June 29 2026 IDT

The Supreme Court cannot force the government to meet the cabinet's own targets on reducing carbon emissions, because the state has no obligation to do so under either international or Israeli law, the government argued in a brief filed to the court.

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