With electric buses and solar-power installations, Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh goes ‘green’ for COP27

CAIRO, 07 November 2022, (TON): In the lead-up to the 27th UN Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, the Egyptian host city of Sharm El-Sheikh, situated on the country’s glittering Red Sea coast, went green in every sense of the word.

From the fleet of electric vehicles that are transporting delegates to the ubiqitous solar panels designed to power all sectors of the local economy, Sharm El-Sheikh has become a showpiece for what a sustainable future might look like.

The all-important hotel industry has gone “green” too, embracing the latest in sustainable leisure and hospitality practices, including proper wastewater management, recycling, renewables and energy efficiency.

Yasmine Fouad, Egypt’s minister of environment, told media “green Sharm has been a concept that was in our minds for the past 10 years.”

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