CAIRO - 7 November 2022: Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said that Egypt, led by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, will make the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh city a turning point in international climate efforts. She further noted that Egypt was chosen to host the summit as per the UN system of regional rotation, adding it was the turn of an African nation to host the climate summit. She added that Egypt also looks forward to building on the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) after finalizing the Paris Climate Action Plan. The Paris Climate Action Plan aims at reducing the city’s carbon footprint in line with the Paris Agreement’s aspirational goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. She added that 200 stations for charging gas-powered and electric buses were installed in Sharm el Sheikh city.
