Egypt

Green News

‘African COP’: Continent centre stage at UN climate conference

The world's richest nations have already failed to fulfil a $100 billion-a-year pledge in climate change funding.

09/11/2022

Nature

Egypt’s famous coral reefs get a funding boost at COP27

Sharm El Sheikh’s reefs are far more than just a backdrop to the climate conference - they’re a globally important ecosystem.

09/11/2022

Green News

COP27: World 'burning up faster' than it can recover, says Pakistan PM

Sharif argued Pakistan exemplifies the extreme vulnerability of nations in the developing world.

09/11/2022

Green News

Climate campaigners protest at COP27 despite restrictive rules

Protest is limited at the climate conference in Sharl El Sheikh with actions confined to a designated area.

09/11/2022

Egypt

Global north must follow EU and pledge funds to south — von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on northern countries to follow the EU's example of committing to climate funding for the global south.

08/11/2022

Green News

COP27: 5 key takeaways as World Leaders Summit continues in Egypt

Debates over loss and damage are heating up while reports released today reveal the true cost of climate breakdown.

08/11/2022

Green News

COP27: UN sets out ‘how to guide’ on net zero pledges

UN chief António Guterres said there were many issues with net zero pledges and "loopholes wide enough to drive a truck through".

08/11/2022

Europe News

COP27 must be about implementing climate promises - Michel

Charles Michel stressed that climate change is "the challenge of our generation" and that only international cooperation can solve it.

08/11/2022

Green News

Tax Big Oil, small island nations demand at COP27

Leaders from island nations have pointed out that in the first six months of the year, oil giants made more than enough money to cover the cost of climate damages.

08/11/2022

Egypt

Alaa Abdel-Fattah: Leaders raise case of jailed activist at COP27

France's President Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak both raised the case of jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah with Egypt's President al-Sisi at COP27.

07/11/2022

Egypt

COP27: Emmanuel Macron calls for climate action despite war in Ukraine

The French President declared his full commitment to the fight climate change despite the energy and food crises caused by the war in Ukraine.

07/11/2022

Green News

COP27: 5 key takeaways as world leaders arrive in Egypt

Attendees gathered for the opening ceremony of the summit to hear speeches from world leaders and influential figures.

07/11/2022

Green News

‘Shut out’: Climate 'victims' sidelined at COP27

Nyombi Morris, a Ugandan activist and climate migrant, says he and his fellow campaigners have been pushed to the fringes of the summit in Egypt.

07/11/2022

Climate

Loss and damage is finally on the agenda at COP27. What now?

G77 and China debated into the early hours on Sunday morning, with loss and damage ending up on the COP27 agenda.

07/11/2022

Green News

COP27: We're on a 'highway to climate hell', says UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said humanity has a choice to either cooperate of perish.

07/11/2022

Green News

COP27: New UN early warning system could save billions and many lives

The systems will allow people, particularly in the Global South, to prepare for hazardous climate-related disasters.

07/11/2022

Culture news

100 years on from the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb

It's almost 100 years since the tomb of King Tutankhamen was discovered in the Valley of the Kings. But what mysteries remain?

07/11/2022

Green News

Countries band together to keep deforestation pledges made at COP26

The group - including Japan, Pakistan and the UK - has said they will hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030.

07/11/2022

Egypt

UN chief calls for COP27 action

A new UN report says that the world is deep into the climate crisis as world leaders head to Sharm El-Sheikh for the COP27 conference.

07/11/2022

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Egypt lights up the Pyramid of Khafre ahead of #COP27

Egypt turns the Khafre Pyramid green ahead of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh on Sunday.

06/11/2022

No Comment

Watch: Vegan activists protest on the first day of COP27 in Egypt

Vegan activists demonstrate on the first day of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh.

06/11/2022

Green News

COP27: UN climate talks kick off in Egypt amid major world crises

The summit in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh takes place in a difficult year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, food and energy shortages, soaring inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic.

06/11/2022

Climate

The European leaders heading to COP27 as Sunak U-turns after backlash

There’s a lot of talk about which world leaders and famous faces will step into the spotlight at Sharm el-Sheikh.

01/11/2022

Green News

COP27 will be ‘controlled and curated,’ activists warn

Climate campaigners are unlikely to be able to protest and rally freely at the November 6-18 climate summit.

01/11/2022

No Comment

Exhibition displays art for everyone at Giza necropolis

Exhibition displays art for everyone at Giza necropolis

28/10/2022

Climate

‘Our food systems are broken’: Can COP27 help fix agriculture?

For the first time at the UN climate conference, a food pavilion will help put agroecology and other solutions on the agenda.

26/10/2022