Hosting the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), Egypt is ideally taking the lead in global climate action.
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In the lead up to COP27 in Egypt, all eyes are on the region. The acceleration of the global energy transition poses critical challenges for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with the transformation evolving into an all-encompassing economic, social, and political project for the region. Exacerbating this shift are two main factors: the over-dependence on hydrocarbons, coupled with ongoing diversification drives and ambitious reform programs aimed at widening the economic base.
Si è aperta ieri a Sharm El Sheikh la 27esima Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici, comunemente denominata Cop27. La precedente Conferenza, svoltasi a Glasgow lo scorso autunno, era terminata con l’approvazione di impegni per la riduzione delle emissioni di metano, la protezione delle foreste e la progressiva messa al bando delle fonti fossili. Da allora è passato solamente un anno ma gli equilibri internazionali sono profondamente cambiati.
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