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World
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Region
12/2/2023 9:41:30 AM
More than 20 countries called for the tripling of world nuclear energy capacity at UN climate talks on Saturday as part of efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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World
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Region
11/30/2023 1:37:42 PM
The UN climate conference opened Thursday with nations urged to make faster cuts to planet-warming emissions and phase out fossil fuels.
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World
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Region
11/27/2023 9:55:45 PM
The United Nations chief on Monday urged world leaders to take decisive action to tackle ever-worsening climate change when they gather at the COP28 summit in Dubai starting this week.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/14/2023 8:40:27 PM
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who was the president of COP27, urged more efforts to reduce emissions and provide the technology and financial resources needed by developing countries for their energy transitions.
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World
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International
11/8/2023 3:56:58 PM
This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month, and the fifth straight month with such a mark in what will now almost certainly be the warmest year ever recorded.
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Business
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Energy
11/3/2023 6:17:31 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, highlighted the contrast between COP27 and COP28, indicating that COP27 focused on mobilizing funds for climate action, while COP28's primary emphasis is on speeding up the just energy transition to achieve emissions reduction targets.
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Business
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Economy
10/15/2023 4:18:45 PM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to grant a €165 million loan to Egypt to finance the upgrade of the electricity transmission grid, a venture that is also aimed at reducing pollutant emissions.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/1/2023 9:57:00 AM
Developed countries are backtracking on their commitments to reducing emissions.
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Business
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Energy
9/27/2023 6:13:08 PM
Britain on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.
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Business
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Energy
9/25/2023 5:03:52 PM
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a $25 million loan to Kandil Steel company to support sustainable flat steel processing in Egypt and fund green projects, read an IFC statement on Monday.
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Business
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Tech
9/22/2023 7:02:54 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change high-level Champion for Egypt, said Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a key role in reducing carbon emissions if included in de-carbonization efforts.
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World
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International
9/15/2023 7:01:49 PM
Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are protesting Friday and through the weekend to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
9/5/2023 10:10:00 PM
Voluntary carbon markets can provide a way for companies, organisations, and individuals to offset their greenhouse-gas emissions and reduce their environmental impact, writes Sawsan Samy Elawady
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Business
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Economy
8/30/2023 7:40:00 PM
The Cabinet has granted 852 square kilometres to an international consortium, led by the Egyptian giant Orascom Construction, to build a new massive wind farm in West Sohag in Upper Egypt with a capacity of three gigawatts.
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World
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International
8/23/2023 1:51:16 PM
Around 100,000 people have been evacuated from flooded villages in Pakistan's Punjab province, emergency services said on Wednesday.
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Business
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Energy
7/31/2023 9:36:35 PM
The national oil giant of the United Arab Emirates, host of this year's UN climate talks, said Monday it had accelerated its emission reduction goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
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World
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International
7/28/2023 4:52:25 PM
Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India on Friday, France's representative said.
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Business
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Energy
7/19/2023 2:48:24 PM
Swedish-Swiss tech solutions multinational corporation ABB is expanding its investments in the Egyptian market, Sherif Ismail, ABB Egypt’s vice president and the electrification commercial leader Egypt and Central Africa, told Ahram Online.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/18/2023 10:14:44 PM
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Business
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Energy
7/16/2023 9:01:26 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, has called for urgent action to reduce emissions and get mitigation efforts back on track.
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