Egypt confident it can work with China to cut emissions

Egypt confident it can work with China to cut emissions

Egypt is confident it can work with the world's largest emitter, China, to cut its emissions before the next UN climate talks COP27, hosted in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.

Environment minister Yasmine Fouad said China was a "key player" in Egypt's bilateral and multilateral relationships - but, as host of the next climate talks, Egypt would "discuss with all the emitters, whether they are the big emitters or the least emitters" on how they can each deliver on the Paris Agreement.

A key outcome from last year's COP26 talks in Glasgow was a commitment from countries to ramp up their climate action plans within just a year.