First, let us consider why the world needs saving. Recently, there have been rising temperatures, melting ice caps, intensifying wildfires, devastating floods, and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

Every decade since the 1970s has been warmer than the previous one. All the 26 years of this century are among the 27 hottest on record, with 2023 and 2024 breaking global temperature records, and 2025 close behind. Polar ice caps and glaciers are melting at alarming rates, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe.

Some recent headlines illustrate the seriousness of the situation: “The planet is on the brink of irreversible climate disaster,” “Earth nears climate tipping points,” “We’re within years of crossing critical thresholds,” and “An extremely dangerous future looms.” Scientific consensus is clear: without immediate and systemic change, we are heading toward environmental catastrophe.”

Israel is especially threatened by climate change. The hotter and drier Middle East that climate experts are projecting makes violence, terrorism, and war more likely. Also, the coastal plain that contains much of Israel’s population and infrastructure might be inundated by a rising Mediterranean Sea.

The major cause of climate threats is animal-based agriculture. Over 40 percent of the world’s ice-free land is used for grazing animals and growing crops to feed them. This staggering land use has come at an enormous ecological cost. Over the course of human........

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