CAIRO — In a virtual ceremony July 27, China dispatched its first shipment of equipment to the Egyptian Ministry of Environment in a bid to support Egypt’s efforts to confront climate change. 

The event comes as Egypt prepares to host the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.

Speaking at the ceremony, head of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Abu Sunna said, “The grants provided by the Chinese Ministry of Environment to the Egyptian Ministry of Environment to address the effects of climate change are goods that enhance energy efficiency in Egypt, as one of the basic technological solutions ensuring the use of sustainable and renewable energy resources for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the efficiency of energy consumption, thus preserving our natural resources.”

Abu Sunna explained that the Chinese equipment includes solar streetlights, home solar systems, LED lights and energy-saving air conditioners. He said that Egypt "looks forward to China's participation in [COP27] as an effective international partner looking to find realistic solutions to global climate change issues" and "achieve the principles of the Paris Climate Agreement, among other climate agreements, as well as the transition to a green economy.”