Mai Ghandour – Ahram Online “Ahead of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Egypt is launching several environmentally friendly projects, which include solar energy plants, a new central park in Sharm El-Sheikh, and a robust transportation system”, the Egyptian cabinet announced on Wednesday. “The two new plants will …
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Ahram Online Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry launched the ‘US-Egypt climate working group’, at a joint press conference in Cairo on Monday. The group is a joint endeavour to advance bilateral and multilateral climate goals ahead of the upcoming …
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Egypt Today Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called for the support against climate change in Africa through a concessional climate funding, at a climate session during the European Union – African Union Summit on Friday. “Egypt seeks to conclude the UN climate summit COP27 with balanced and implementable results to raise …
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Mohamed Soliman – Ahram Online Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was welcomed by French President Emanuel Macron on arrival to the port city of Brest ahead of his participation in the ‘One Ocean Summit’ on Friday. The summit, from 9 to 11 February, is being held under the auspices of the French …
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Egypt Today Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock began her first official visit to Egypt on Friday. She is expected to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation in preparation for COP 27 conference which will convene in Sharm El-Sheikh in November 2022. “She would meet Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and other members …
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Ahram Online “The US supports Egypt in organising a successful United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) in November”, John Kerry, the US special presidential envoy for climate told Egyptian Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, on Thursday. “The officials discussed bilateral relations and preparations to the Egypt hosted climate change …
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Doaa Moneim – Ahram Online The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will support the Egyptian private renewable energy sector with $340 Million, an announcement was made on Sunday. EBRD said that it will dedicate a total of $130 Million for green bond issuance in the Egyptian private energy …
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Egypt Today “Egypt is among the most vulnerable states to the repercussions of climate change despite of its low carbon emissions”, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly told a climate change panel at the second day of the World Youth Forum on Tuesday. In a session dubbed ‘From Glasgow to Sharm El-Sheikh: …
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Egypt Today “Egypt accounts for 0.6% of global greenhouse gas emissions, while Africa accounts for 4%”, Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, said on Sunday. Her remarks were made at a virtual seminar organised by the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University on climate change and its impacts …
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Ahram Online The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) pledged support to Egypt, the host of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) next November, to “advance African priorities and reach concrete actions on global climate change”. The council urged the AU Commission to finalise an assessment …
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