WB, EIB fund $260,000 for Kinshasa’s climate resilience
The World Bank and European Investment Bank have provided $260,000 in technical assistance to the City of Kinshasa…
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US, 13 allies to sign Indo-Pacific economic agreements
The US and 13 partner nations in Asia and the Pacific are poised to sign agreements on two additional components of…
Egypt’s EGX joins WFE’s ring the bell for climate campaign
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has joined on Monday the 'Ring the Bell for Climate' Campaign organised by the World…
Floating ice around Antarctica hit record lows again
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported on February 13 that the sea ice bordering Antarctica dropped…
Biden tells COP27 U.S. will ‘do our part to avert’ a ‘climate hell’
U.S. President Joe Biden has on Friday pledged the United States will “do our part to avert” a “climate hell,”…
COP27: Biden unveils $150 million plan to help Africa adapt to climate change
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Friday a $150 million plan to help…
Biden, meets with Sisi, calls Egypt’s hosting of COP27 ‘appropriate’
Soon after landing in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, U.S. President Biden met with Egyptian President Abdel…
Efficient, fair finance key to actual implementation of climate action – Mohieldin at…
UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt, Mahmoud Mohieldin said on Wednesday that providing efficient and…
Egypt state banks to sign MSME climate financing deals with AFD, EU at COP27
Egypt's three biggest state-owned banks will sign on Thursday at the UN climate summit COP27 a joint agreement with…
Malpass at COP27 says half of World Bank’s climate financing is for adaptation
Around half of the World Bank's $32 billion of climate financing is for adaptation to climate change, president…
Arab Coordination Group pledges at least $24 billion by 2030 to curb climate change at…
Members of the Arab Coordination Group (AGC) announced on Wednesday its pledge to provide at least $24 billion in…
Ukraine president Zelenskiy tells COP27 peace is vital for saving climate
The Russian war in Ukraine has distracted world governments from efforts to combat climate change, Ukrainian…
COP27 Egypt: Which countries have offered ‘loss and damage’ funds so far?
At COP27 in Egypt, talks wrangle over whether wealthy polluters should help vulnerable countries pay for costly…
U.S. climate envoy Kerry joins forces with Michael Bloomberg to help cities cut emissions
U.S. Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, the U.S. state department, and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry…
Venezuela’s president at COP27 says climate breakdown seems world’s ‘fatal…
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has delivered strong words on Tuesday at the UN climate summit COP27, saying…
World Bank to unveil climate fund for developing nations at COP27
World Bank president David Malpass is set to unveil on Tuesday a fund aimed at helping developing countries to cope…
WTO chief at COP27 aims to revive green trade talks
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director of World Trade Organisation (WTO), is taking part in the UN climate summit COP27,…
PM Giorgia Meloni tells COP27 Italy to stick to Paris climate targets
The new right-wing government in Italy remains committed to decarbonisation in line with the Paris climate…
UK PM at COP27 says Russian war in Ukraine is ‘reason for faster climate action’
The Russian war in Ukraine is a reason to for faster climate action, said UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the UN…
Macron at COP27 Egypt: Russia-Ukraine war shouldn’t change climate pledges
French President Emmanuel Macron said at the 27th UN climate change summit (COP27) in Egypt that the world should…
UK PM Sunak to unveil international climate support package at COP27
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will launch on Monday major international climate package to deliver on the UK’s…
IDSC launches online platform to highlight Egypt’s climate efforts – COP27
Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has launched on Sunday an online platform…
Sharma says countries must deliver on their climate change promises – COP27
British COP26 President Alok Sharma expressed his appreciation on Sunday for the great efforts made by Egypt to…
COP27 Egypt: Who’s attending?
The 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will kick off on Sunday, with world leaders arriving in Egypt to…
Exlnt Communications; 1st PR agency in Egypt, MENA region to join UN’s Race to Zero…
Exlnt Communications, part of the United Media Services (UMS), announced on Thursday it has joined the Race to Zero…
UK PM Rishi Sunak makes U-turn move, to attend COP27 in Egypt
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Wednesday his participation in the upcoming COP27 climate summit in…
On second thoughts, UK PM Rishi Sunak may attend COP27 in Egypt
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could still attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt if sufficient progress is made…
Egypt’s c.bank governor Hassan Abdalla invites global financial institutions to COP27…
Egypt’s Central Bank Governor Hassan Abdalla has invited all international institutions to attend the 2022 United…
Nestlé to invest $1.01billion to renews coffee sustainability plan amid climate challenges
Food giant Nestlé has pledged on Tuesday to spend more than one billion Swiss francs ($1.01 billion) by 2030 on…