Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate action

Category : Climate Change | Location : International  | Posted on 2022-10-07 06:46:15

A month before Egypt hosts the U. N. climate change conference, Cairo is finalising the list of world leaders coming as it weathers criticism over its human rights and environmental records.

Cairo voiced disappointment that King Charles III, a long-time champion of the environment, cancelled a plan to attend and speak at COP27 after Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss reportedly objected.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/month-before-cop27-host-egypt-faces-heat-over-rights-climate-action/article65974899.ece