In Egypt, Kerry calls for 'more countries' to commit to COP27

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" must join the cause of the fight against climate change at COP27 next November in Egypt, pleaded on Monday February 21 in Cairo John Kerry, the American special envoy for the climate.

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Alongside Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Choukri, in charge of organizing this international climate conference in November in Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea, John Kerry hailed "

" during the edition previous to Glasgow.

But UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had already judged that the Glasgow commitments were "

" in the face of the litany of disasters and the need to reduce emissions by almost 50% by 2030 to do not exceed +1.5°C.

"

", declared John Kerry.

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,” he added.

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”, explained Sameh Choukri, while few details have so far filtered through on the organization of this summit accompanied each year by events in a countries where gatherings are virtually banned.

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Egypt, a regional political heavyweight and the most populous of the Arab countries, makes it a point of honor to appear at the forefront of the world diplomatic scene.

It is thus betting on the organization of COP27 to establish itself as a key player on the climate issue.

The country of 102 million people, whose north coast is threatened by rising waters and which is seeing its corals die with the warming of the Red Sea, is already multiplying projects to reach its objective of 42% of its electricity coming from energy by 2035. For human rights defenders, on the other hand, the awarding of COP27 to Egypt is seen as a "

".