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The interministerial directors-general committee on formulating a national action plan for greenhouse gas mitigation, headed by the director-general of the Ministry of Finance, has called on the public to present position papers and information on the promotion of technologies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by July 8, 2010. The directors-general committee was established pursuant to a March 2010 government decision. The decision is meant to help implement the emission reduction targets which were set by Israel in the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Convention which called for best efforts to achieve a 20% reduction relative to the "business as usual" scenario in 2020. Members of the interministerial committee include representatives of the Ministries of Finance, National Infrastructures, Environmental Protection, Transport and Road Safety, Industry, Commerce and Labor, Interior, and Justice as well as the National Economic Council and the Electricity Authority. Their mandate is to examine policy measures for greenhouse gas emissions abatement based on an integrated vision of Israel's economy and in cooperation with all relevant government agencies. Four working teams have been set up under the committee on energy efficiency, electricity production, green building and transportation. With their aid, the committee is reviewing different means for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, obstacles for implementation and policy measures to remove obstacles and achieve the necessary reductions. It is scheduled to present its recommendations for an action plan to the Ministerial Committee on Environmental Protection and Climate Change by October 10, 2010. One of the committee's intentions is to examine means for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the area of energy efficiency and energy efficient building (lighting, electrical appliances, air conditioning, energy control, construction control, electric motors, energy storage, water, steam and air leaks, industrial process efficiency, etc.). To facilitate its review, the committee applied to the public to provide position papers and information on the following areas by July 8, 2010: - Obstacles preventing the use of energy efficient techniques and technologies (including in the area of energy conscious building) in Israel;
- Proven energy efficiency technologies (implemented at least in five facilities, with the necessary credentials and certification);
- Technologies in development which are not yet proven.
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