Environment
Climate summit: Businesses go green, little faith in UN climate plan
October 16, 2014
Climate summit: Businesses go green, little faith in UN climate plan
Uncertainties about long-term curbs on greenhouse gas emissions meant to be agreed at a UN summit in 2015 will not…
Misr Beni Suef Cement to build coal mill
October 16, 2014
Misr Beni Suef Cement to build coal mill
Misr Beni Suef Cement announced on Wednesday, it reached an agreement to build a coal mill worth LE200 million in…
Egypt participates in Partnership for Action on Green Economy conference
March 12, 2014
Egypt participates in Partnership for Action on Green Economy conference
The Egyptian Ministry of Environment is participating in the First World Conference on Partnership for Action on Green Economy in…
Cement plants to start using coal September 2014
March 11, 2014
Cement plants to start using coal September 2014
The cabinet has directed the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment to study the use of coal in cement plants,…
Egypt participates in regional environmental conservation meeting
February 26, 2014
Egypt participates in regional environmental conservation meeting
A senior Egyptian delegation is participating in the sixteenth meeting of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment…
Egypt farmers fear water supply threat from Ethiopia dam
November 12, 2013
Egypt farmers fear water supply threat from Ethiopia dam
With an economy already in tatters, Egypt's farmers fear the building of an upstream Nile dam in Ethiopia could lead…
Greenhouse gas in atmosphere hits new record: UN
November 6, 2013
Greenhouse gas in atmosphere hits new record: UN
The amount of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere hit a new record high in 2012, continuing an ever-faster rise that…
RecycloBekia, giving new life to unwanted electronics in Egypt
November 3, 2013
RecycloBekia, giving new life to unwanted electronics in Egypt
A new cultural, entrepeneurial company is looking to spread its way across Egypt with a single idea: thinking before putting…
Local garbage collection to replace foreign companies
September 18, 2013
Local garbage collection to replace foreign companies
Ghada Wali, secretary general of the Social Fund, said on Wednesday the fund is studying with the Ministry of Environment and the…
UAE funds new solar power station in Siwa
September 4, 2013
UAE funds new solar power station in Siwa
A solar power plant projected to produce 20 megawatts of electricity will be funded with LE1 million Emirati fund to…