This morning I awoke to news of Israel and Lebanon signing a deal to recognize each other's borders on the Mediterranean Sea. Quite an accomplishment for two countries that have been at war with each other since the 1948 implementation of the state of Israel.
Terms of the deal are focused on two gas fields: parts of Karish, which is a confirmed field, and Qana, which is a prospective field. Israel gets full rights to Karish, while Lebanon gets the rights to Qana, with some potential revenues from that part of Qana in Israeli waters going to Israel.
Like all deals between enemies, this one is brokered by a third-party: the U.S. So if something goes wrong, the U.S. will be blamed. But the real dealmaker here is Russia, whose threat to cut off its gas supply to Europe has created a situation where enemies can be partners -- if the stakes are high enough. That the source of these stakes should come from that which is killing the planet (fossil fuels) is somehow beside the point.
So my question now is, does Hezbollah have a climate policy? If not, why not? They have policies on most things concerning political economy and civil society. A quick search ("Hezbollah climate policy") revealed nothing on Google Scholar.
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