Environment
Repeated Red Sea oil spills forces Environment Minister to take action
December 13, 2017
Repeated Red Sea oil spills forces Environment Minister to take action
The Environment Minister Khalid Fahmy instructed the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) and the Red Sea Marine Park Authority (RSMPA)…
World leaders, high security at Paris climate summit
December 12, 2017
World leaders, high security at Paris climate summit
More than 50 world leaders are gathering in Paris for a summit that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will give new…
EBRD to finance 16 new solar power plants in Upper Egypt’s Benban
November 30, 2017
EBRD to finance 16 new solar power plants in Upper Egypt’s Benban
Under the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) $500 million framework for renewable energy in Egypt, the EBRD is…
Egypt joins top 20 countries in clean energy transition rating: Bloomberg
November 29, 2017
Egypt joins top 20 countries in clean energy transition rating: Bloomberg
In a historic feat in the clean energy and sustainability fields, Egypt’s rank jumped 23 places in Bloomberg’s Climatescope 2017…
Environment ministry investigates serving of endangered ‘Napoleon fish’ in Red Sea hotel
November 28, 2017
Environment ministry investigates serving of endangered ‘Napoleon fish’ in Red Sea hotel
After images allegedly showed the endangered ‘Napoleon fish’ being served in a hotel-restaurant in the Red Sea town of Marsa…
New initiative to plant one million trees by 2018
November 27, 2017
New initiative to plant one million trees by 2018
In a new initiative, Egypt’s Rotary Club, together with the Ministry of Education and Cairo’s city administration, announced plans to…
Erupting Bali volcano dusts resorts in ash, flights continue
November 26, 2017
Erupting Bali volcano dusts resorts in ash, flights continue
A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has rumbled into life with a series of eruptions that temporarily disrupted…
Parliamentary committee discusses law to protect natural reserves
November 23, 2017
Parliamentary committee discusses law to protect natural reserves
The parliamentary committee responsible for energy and the environment discussed with the Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy on Tuesday issuing a…
AUC at the forefront of sustainable ‘green’ colleges: Princeton Review Guide
November 20, 2017
AUC at the forefront of sustainable ‘green’ colleges: Princeton Review Guide
The American University in Cairo (AUC) was the only higher education institution outside of United States and Canada, to be…
COP23: Climate negotiations agree on way forward
November 18, 2017
COP23: Climate negotiations agree on way forward
The Paris Agreement remains on track. Talks in Bonn went 12 hours into overtime as participants reached an agreement on…