Israel State Comptroller initiates panel discussion at COP26

• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Published date: 08 November 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

In this capacity, he has initiated a side event at the Glasgow Climate Summit under the European Court of Audit (ECA). Titled "Translating Climate Ambition Into Delivery", the side event constitutes a breakthrough in State Auditor Institutions' involvement in and follow-up on governments' actions to address the climate crisis.

The side event drew on insights from Supreme Audit Institutions' work on the key issues that governments need to get right in order to achieve their climate ambitions, was unique in the history of the UN's climate change conference.

Three case studies were discussed, from the European Court of Auditors (presented by Peter Welch, Director of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources at the ECA), Britain (presented by Katy Losse is an environment and climate change specialist at the UK's National Audit Office), and Israel. The latter was based on Englman's recent special audit report on National Climate Action by the Government of Israel – the most comprehensive assessment of climate change ever to be prepared in the country, which presented new information about the expected impact on all aspects of life in the country.

Englman noted, "The case studies presented by ECA, the UK, SAI Israel during our discussion emphasize that the climate crisis is a major challenge and threat, relevant to...