The removal of an Egyptian MP by UN security from a news conference held to discuss the status of imprisoned Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has caused controversy.
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During the COP27 being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, the World Bank launched the Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) for Egypt that provide recommendations on how the country can attain its development goals while mitigating and/or adapting to the repercussions of climate change.
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U.S. President Joe Biden is coming to international climate talks in Egypt this week with a message that historic American action to fight climate change won't shift into reverse, as happened twice before when Democrats lost power.
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French President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations of making a major foreign policy reversal after an apparently cordial encounter with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
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Ahram Online is providing daily live update coverage of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) taking place in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh from 6-18 November.
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Companies pledging to get their emissions down to net zero better make sure they've got a credible plan and aren't just making false promises, UN experts said in a report Tuesday urging tough standards on emissions cutting vows.
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President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi asserted that the Middle East Green Summit Initiative demonstrates how serious a large number of countries in the Arab region are on combating climate change, whether by reducing emissions and transitioning to renewable energy or by taking measures to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change.
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Ahram Online is providing daily live update coverage of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) taking place in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh from 6-18 November.
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The UN's chief warned Monday that nations must cooperate or face "collective suicide" in the fight against climate change, at a summit where developing countries reeling from global warming demanded more action from rich polluters.
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The crushing impacts of climate change are already a "living nightmare" for people across Africa, Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at UN talks on Monday.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday urged COP27 participants not to lose sight of renewable energy targets despite the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged dozens of leaders on Monday to cooperate on the issue of climate change giving world leaders an ultimatum, "Choose life over death" he said, "it is not time for moral cowardice".
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Speeding up the transition to renewable energy can limit the chances of painfully sharp price increases, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Monday, as eurozone households come under pressure from soaring bills.
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The Ministry of Finance and the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) will refund non-resident visitors for Value Added Tax (VAT) on their purchases, in conjunction with the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) being held in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh 6-18 November.
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Ahram Online is providing daily live update coverage of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) taking place in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh from 6-18 November.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak will meet Monday on the sidelines of a UN climate summit for the first time since the British premier took office, Macron's office said.
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The UN's COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters.
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Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s foreign minister and president-designate of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), asserted the importance of scaling up climate ambitions according to countries' capacities and resources, hailing those who have updated their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), including Egypt.
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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and her accompanying delegation on the sidelines of the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) being held in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh 6-18 November.
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The UN's COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters.
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