The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), on Tuesday 2nd of January 2024, said Egypt has been ranked the 22nd among 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024, recording 61.8 points.

Egypt came in the second place following Morocco in the Middle East and North Africa, the IDSC added.

The index, which is issued by German Watch corporation, highlighted measures adopted by Egypt to expand investments in the renewable energy projects, including encouraging reliance on the solar and wind energies.

Egypt has also promoted larger investments into fossil fuels, in particular fossil gas, according to the index.

Source: State Information Service Egypt