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Egypt
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Climate change
11/8/2022 1:23:38 PM
The Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are one of the most affected regions by climate change in the past few years, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Tuesday at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27).
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World
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International
11/8/2022 11:24:15 AM
Climate deniers looking to block action and 'green washing' companies could have free rein on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover, analysts warned as leaders pursued anti-warming efforts at the COP27 summit.
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COP27
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Focus
11/8/2022 11:22:53 AM
Developing and emerging countries -- excluding China -- need investments well beyond $2 trillion annually by 2030 if the world is to stop the global warming juggernaut and cope with its impacts, according to an UN-backed report released Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/8/2022 12:21:02 AM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi asserted Egypt’s aspirations to increase cooperation with France especially in fields of transportation and manufacturing of electric cars.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/8/2022 12:07:00 AM
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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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 11:24:00 PM
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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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 11:08:00 PM
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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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 11:03:06 PM
The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 10:49:07 PM
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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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 10:14:26 PM
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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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 9:14:43 PM
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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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 6:37:48 PM
Senegalese President and President of the African Union Macky Sall called for fulfiling all climate change commitments, saying the $100-billion pledge is no longer enough and should be raised to $200 billion.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 5:03:21 PM
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reeling from global warming impacts got a $1.4 billion philanthropic boost Monday to help them adapt to a world increasingly impacted by climate change.
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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 4:28:41 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi urged the “rapid, effective, and equitable implementation” of climate commitments and pledges to overcome the current crisis in his address at the opening session of the world leaders’ summit at the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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COP27
11/7/2022 3:18:00 PM
Egypt is aiming for a four-fold increase in the contribution of renewables to its power mix by 2030. Al-Ahram Weekly reports on the pursuit of greener energy.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 3:07:28 PM
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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Egypt
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Politics
11/7/2022 2:33:37 PM
Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi appealed on Monday in his address at the opening session of world leaders’ summit at the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh for an end the Russian-Ukrainian war, saying the whole world is suffering from the repercussions of the crisis.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/7/2022 2:01:21 PM
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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COP27
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Climate change
11/7/2022 1:34:05 PM
Environmental activists snarled rush hour motorway traffic around London on Monday after climbing onto overhead gantries, despite police making preemptive arrests.
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Egypt
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Climate change
11/7/2022 1:18:26 PM
The Egyptian cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) launched on Sunday the online platform Green Map of Egypt to display the country’s efforts to counter climate change.
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