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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/17/2022 10:59:12 PM
Steffi Lemke, the German federal minister for the environment, nature conservation, nuclear safety and consumer protection asserted on Tuesday the commitment of Germany and the European Union to shifting away from fossil fuel and reducing emissions as fast as possible.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/17/2022 10:41:14 PM
UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin lauded the launch of the Low Carbon Transport for Urban Sustainability (LOTUS) initiative, which aims to decarbonize the transportation sector.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/17/2022 9:18:00 PM
Ahram Online is providing live updates of deliberations in the last hours of marathon negotiations to reach a climate deal at the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, which is set to end Friday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/17/2022 9:12:40 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities launched on Thursday a campaign to promote sustainable tourism to the country in tandem with the 27th UN Climate Change Summit (COP27) taking place at the popular Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/17/2022 6:20:48 PM
Many countries participating in the COP27 climate conference have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of clear and executive steps after examining a draft decision proposed by the COP27 presidency that was circulated at five o'clock this morning.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
11/17/2022 6:15:59 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna and Minister of International Cooperation Rania El-Mashat launched the Egyptian Sustainable Cities Initiative in cooperation with the World Bank to enhance sustainable solutions in Egyptian cities.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/17/2022 6:00:08 PM
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged divided nations holding climate talks in Egypt to agree on an "ambitious" deal to cover losses suffered by vulnerable nations hammered by natural disasters.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/17/2022 4:51:50 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said launched on Thursday the Friends of Greening National Investment Plans for Africa and Developing Countries Initiative that capitalises on the success stories of partners in tackling the impacts of climate change.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/17/2022 4:49:36 PM
Israel and Jordan signed a declaration of intent on Thursday at the U.N. climate conference to conserve and protect their shared Jordan River - a sacred waterway nearly running dry because of climate change, pollution and other threats.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/17/2022 4:43:28 PM
UN climate talks were deadlocked Thursday over calls to create a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by natural disasters, raising the risk that negotiations could collapse.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 4:43:00 PM
From reducing carbon emissions to preserving biodiversity and protecting endangered species, Saudi Arabia is working on multiple fronts to mitigate the effects of climate change
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COP27
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Focus
11/17/2022 4:07:27 PM
Men usually outnumber and outrank women negotiators in climate talks, except when it comes to global warming's thorniest diplomatic issue this year, reparations for climate disasters.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 3:41:00 PM
“Formulating an agenda that satisfies 197 parties was not an easy job but it was done. We have a good record in terms of items that have been included," Cecilia Kinuthia Njenga, director of the Intergovernmental Process and Collective Progress at UNFCCC, told Al-Ahram Weekly.
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COP27
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To Know
11/17/2022 12:48:40 PM
A Russian billionaire under sanctions by the United States and Europe over his alleged ties to the Kremlin said Wednesday that he was not surprised by protests against his country at this year's U.N. climate talks, but insisted that Russia wants to remain engaged on the issue of global warming because it deeply affects the nation.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
11/17/2022 11:27:00 AM
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COP27
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To Know
11/17/2022 11:06:32 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday backed a proposal by Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to hold a 2025 United Nations climate conference in the Amazon rainforest.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 11:04:00 AM
British politician Alok Sharma, president of last year’s COP26 in Glasgow, tells Ashraf Amin and Mohamed El- Kazaz how current economic and political events are affecting plans agreed at the COP26 and the financing of payments for climate-related loss and damage
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COP27
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Focus
11/17/2022 10:39:22 AM
Below the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia is one of the world's natural wonders, an underwater rainbow jungle teeming with life that scientists say is showing some of the clearest signs yet of climate change.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 10:15:00 AM
US Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica P. Medina tells Al-Ahram Weekly how the COP27 meetings are helping to deal with the challenges of climate change
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/17/2022 10:13:00 AM
African Women’s and Climate Change Adaptation initiative was launched during COP27.
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