US President Joe Biden is due to appear for a short visit at a major UN climate conference in Egypt’s resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday. The stopover comes days after dozens of world leaders gathered in the Red Sea…
Adaptation Acceleration Programme: AU hails Netherlands’ contribution of €110m
The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Netherlands’ contribution of 110 million Euros in support of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP). In a statement issued on the website of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the support is coming ahead…
COP27: Egypt, Norway unveil 100mw green hydrogen plant on Red Sea
Egypt and Norway have launched the first phase of a project to establish a major green hydrogen plant in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea, with a capacity to produce 100MW. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt and the Norwegian…
COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of world’s biggest wind farms
The presidents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt signed an agreement on Tuesday to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind projects in Egypt. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UAE’s renewable energy firm, Masdar…
We need to keep 1.5 degree goal – EU president
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “everything” needs to be done to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Von der Leyen said this as world leaders meet in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss action against climate change.…
Over 40k participants expected in Egypt for COP27
No fewer than 40,000 delegates from around the world are to participate in the 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), otherwise known as COP27. A statement issued by the COP27 Communication Team on Thursday, said the summit…
Britan’s Sunak reverses decision to skip COP27 climate talks
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed his decision to skip COP27 and will attend the climate summit in Egypt next week, he has announced. Sunak wrote on Twitter that there was “no long-term prosperity without action on climate change”,…