Egypt: About 90 heads of state confirmed for COP27 climate summit

Japan Today | Oct 4, 2022 at 11:00 PM
  • About 90 heads of state have confirmed attendance at November’s COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt where they will address issues including energy transition and food security at opening sessions, a senior Egyptian official said this week.
  • Egypt is taking over the presidency of the U.N. climate talks from Britain, and will host the talks from Nov 6-18 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
  • The themes reflect some of the Egypt’s priorities as it tries to better promote the interests of developing nations and their need for financing to adapt to the impacts of climate change.