Climate Politics
Egypt to Fight Against Backslide of Climate Goals at COP27
Annual United Nations climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh will happen as global leaders are forced to deal with inflation and the food and energy crises.
A farmer scatters seeds in a field near Luxor, Egypt.
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Egypt, the country hosting COP27 later this year, wants to ensure there’s no backtracking on past commitments to slow the pace of climate change — even as global leaders grapple with food shortages, an energy crisis and high inflation.
The annual United Nations-sponsored Conference of Parties is scheduled for November in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry, who is also the conference’s president, spoke to Bloomberg News about the challenges ahead.