Topic: 2025 – Artificial Intelligence and Resource Consumption
Country: Israel
Delegate Name: Jacob Preston
Committee: United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Resource Consumption
Country: Israel
School: Mattawan High School
Delegation of Israel on Artificial Intelligence and Resource Consumption
Israel holds one of the top spots in the Global AI Index and Artificial Intelligence research with over 2000 Israeli companies, ranging in industries from agriculture to transportation, driving advancements in the technology. This means that the issues of AI resource consumption heavily affect Israel and the overall progression of the technology as a whole. The primary resource that is abundant for the AI industry in Israel is a very skilled workforce, along with large amounts of renewable energy in the forms of natural gas and solar power, and efficient use of water and good water management. These resources make Israel an important factor of the overall AI industry, along with countries such as the US, the UK, France, Russia, Canada, China, South Korea, Germany, and more. Overall, the Delegation of Israel believes that ethical and safe use of AI technologies is of great importance, along with fairness of access to AI technologies by all nations, due to AI research and technology becoming increasingly important in economic growth.
Currently, two new UN bodies have been formed as of August 2025, being the Independent International Scientific panel on AI (IISP-AI), and the Global Dialogue in AI Governance. The IISP-AI is a group of 40 experts who provide impartial evidence and information on the risks, impacts, and opportunities regarding AI to provide an area for scientific policymaking. The Global Dialogue in AI Governance is a gathering of all 193 member nations in addition to other small groups to discuss and govern the overall effect of AI on humanity. These two groups have been the largest push on the subject of AI by the UN, not moving against AI, but rather moving alongside and with the growth of the technology. It is important that these committees and policies, or any potential new committees or policies, be responsible for the guidance of safe and fair use of AI internationally, along with the spreading of opportunity and access of AI technologies to all nations. Overall, Israel strongly believes that AI research, development, and technologies are critical to the growth of industry and economics, and has the potential to be of great benefit to all nations, however as the industry continues to grow, so must the monitorization of the impacts the AI industry has on people and the environment.
