Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that his country is determined to join the global efforts to curb the emission of greenhouse gases.

Upon receiving from State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss an official report on Israel's emission, Netanyahu noted that Israel "is committed, along with the countries of the world, to taking determined action to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in order to halt global warming," said a statement from his office.

The Netanyahu administration has set up an inter-ministry task force to formulate an operative plan and submit it to the cabinet for discussion by the end of May 2010, according to the statement.

The Israeli leader also noted that the worldwide struggle against climate change marks an opportunity for Israel, a leading provider of clean technologies, to "benefit from new technologies that it will be able to export to the entire world."

Netanyahu made the comments as representatives from across the world are trying to find out ways to deal with climate change at a UN conference in Copenhagen.

Citing "superfluous cost" and tight schedule, Netanyahu has decided not to attend the conference, but meanwhile asked President Shimon Peres to travel to the Danish capital due to the great significance of the climate issue.

(Xinhua News Agency December 11, 2009)