Tel Aviv, July 8 -- Israel's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure sees local authorities as a key partner in achieving national goals for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation. To that end, it published a roadmap with an emphasis on promoting the transition to sustainable energy among residents and businesses.

The roadmap presents a knowledge base for taking local government to the next level, promoting projects that have an impact on all sectors throughout the local authority's territory.

As part of this work, an extensive review of the existing tools in the world used by local authorities was conducted, while examining their suitability for the situation in Israel. In addition, policy measures were examined by...