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Saudi Arabia to Produce 10GW of Wind Energy in Egypt

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of a 10 gigawatt wind electric power project in Egypt. The MoU was signed between Saudi ACWA power company and Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company. The Saudi Press Agency…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP27 programme: Full schedule for this year’s UN climate conference in Egypt

Climate negotiations are taking place in Egypt but what’s on the agenda?

Evening Standard

Five things science has told us about the mummy of Tutankhamun

One hundred years ago, our understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found on November 4, 1922 in the Valley of Kings. Born around 1305BC, Tutankhamun only ruled Egypt for about ten years. Yet his tomb was furnished with never-before-seen riches.

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World leaders at Cop27 in Egypt must demand the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

While climate justice is debated at the summit, justice is failing the activist who is six months into a hunger strike, says Green MP Caroline Lucas

The Guardian - UK

Political prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah will escalate hunger strike during Cop27

British-Egyptian activist says he will cease drinking, raising fears he may die while officials attend summit

The Guardian - UK

Aussie unveils flyblown pyramid in Egypt

Australian entrepreneur Mike Smith has built a new pyramid for Egypt and hopes the fetid structure made from rubbish will boost the war on single-use plastics.

AAP

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change talks in Egypt. Known as COP27, the conference will aim to put Earth on a path to net-zero emissions and keep global warming well below 2℃ this century.

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Australia relies on controversial offsets to meet climate change targets. We might not get away with it in Egypt

It’s small wonder a major fossil fuel producer like Australia has relied so heavily on carbon offsets. Plant new forests - or say you will avoid clearing old ones - and you can keep approving new gas and coal developments. This year, whistleblower Professor Andrew McIntosh claimed up to 80%…

The Conversation

More than a story of treasures: revisiting Tutankhamun's tomb 100 years after its discovery

On November 4 1922, a young Egyptian “water boy” on an archaeological dig is said to have accidentally stumbled on a stone that turned out to be the top of a flight of steps cut into the limestone bedrock.

The Conversation

Bristol mayor will travel to Egypt for climate conference to raise cash from investors

Marvin Rees said he was going to "make the case for cities all over the world" as well as Bristol

Bristol Post

Egypt calls for pledge fulfillments at climate conference

Egypt’s foreign minister has urged world leaders and negotiators to deliver on previously made pledges to battle climate change ahead of this month’s U.N. summit

The Independent UK

Gap Shrinks between Egypt's Official, Black Market Dollar Prices

The gap between the official and black market price of dollars in Egypt has narrowed significantly since the central bank announced a flexible exchange rate policy. On Thursday, Cairo announced a $3 billion International Monetary Fund deal with a commitment to a “durably flexible exchange rate regime.” The central bank…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nobel winners call attention to Egypt political prisoners

A group of winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature have urged world leaders to raise human rights issues as they visit Egypt for the COP27 climate change conference

The Independent UK

Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world's poorest countries, and what does compensation look like?

You may be hearing the phrase “loss and damage” in the coming weeks as government leaders meet in Egypt for the 2022 U.N. Climate Change Conference.

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UK Leader Reverses Decision Not to Attend UN Climate Talks

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday said he will attend this month's UN climate summit in Egypt, reversing a decision to skip it that had drawn criticism at home and abroad. Sunak's office previously said he had to skip the gathering, known as COP27, which start on Sunday. It…

The Independent UK

UK leader reverses decision not to attend UN climate talks

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reversed an earlier decision not to attend the U.N. climate summit in Egypt

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak U-turns on COP27 decision and will now attend climate summit

PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has U-turned on his decision not to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak WILL attend COP27 climate summit in major U-turn

The Prime Minister buckled to Tory pressure and said he would attend the summit - just hours after his rival Boris Johnson confirmed he would go to the talks in Egypt

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Editorial: 5 reasons for frustration — and hope — as the world prepares for another UN climate summit

World leaders are meeting in Egypt next week for this year’s United Nations climate summit. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is planning to skip COP27, calling it little more than an occasion for greenwashing. She’s right to be frustrated with the state of the global response to this crisis.

Al Jazeera

COP27: Nobel Prize winners demand Egypt free political prisoners

Nobel Literature laureates urge world leaders to pressure Cairo to free dissidents ahead of the COP27 summit.

The Guardian - AU

British-Egyptian hunger striker may die in prison, Nobel laureates warn world leaders attending Cop27

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been on hunger strike for six months and will refuse water from 6 November, the first day of the climate summit

The National (Scotland)

Protesters to march on Scottish Parliament as COP27 leaders gather in Egypt

ECO-PROTESTERS are set to renew their calls to end the use of fossil fuels as they march on the Scottish Parliament later this month.

The Independent UK

Alaa-Abdel Fattah: Nobel literature prize winners urge release of Briton held in Egypt

The activist, who is on a hunger strike, now says he plans to stop drinking water as of Sunday, the first day of Cop27

The Independent UK

Nobel Literature Prize winners urge release of British man held in Egypt

Their call comes in advance of the Cop27 climate change summit in the country.

The Independent UK

Climate change and rising seas threaten Egypt’s breadbasket

The Nile Delta is one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change

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