PM Chairs Meeting of High Committee for the National Council for Climate Change

PM Chairs Meeting of High Committee for the National Council for Climate Change

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has chaired the meeting of the High Committee for the National Council for Climate Change with the participation of a number of ministries and officials.

During the meeting, the Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad presented the first updated report for the national contributions which came within the framework of a mutual announcement between Egypt, Germany, and the US during COP27 to accelerate Egypt’s energy transition.

Fouad said that the mutual announcement included the updated draft for the national contribution by 2023 which reported an increase in using renewable energy for generating electricity to reach 42% by 2030 instead of 2035.

Also, the announcement mentioned efforts to reduce natural gas consumption in the electricity sector, develop green hydrogen and study the capability of setting an ambitious and long-term strategy for 2050 to reach neutral carbon targets.

 

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