Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Bet that won’t be a teleconference event – US Secretary of State John Kerry has flown into Egypt, to make sure everything is ready.
Egypt prepares to host the UN climate change summit
By Africanews
EGYPTThe United States and Egypt on Monday launched a joint work group to prepare for the next U.N. climate change summit which the Middle Eastern country will host in November, the American envoy for climate said.
U.S. envoy John Kerry said the group’s main task is working on the COP27 conference in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
He said Egypt has already taken many steps in the preparation for the summit.
Kerry said other world tensions, including the ongoing Ukraine crisis, “… does not change the reality of what is happening every day with respect to our climate. That is a national, international threat for all of us.”
He spoke at a news conference in Cairo along with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry. Neither official took questions from reporters.
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Read more: https://www.africanews.com/2022/02/22/egypt-prepares-to-host-the-un-climate-change-summit/
I once interviewed for a contract sorting out the software of a Sharm el-Sheik hotel.
When we got to money, they offered less than market rate. So I asked about more money.
They said they couldn’t offer more money, but they made it pretty clear there would be other benefits.
I’m guessing the “other benefits” would have cost the hotel less than the additional money I requested. At that point I decided not to continue negotiations.
I suspect Sharm el-Sheik event will be one of the more popular COP conference venues.
Just imagine the real world outside COP27 –
“German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ordered to stop the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Well, welcome to the new world, in which Europeans will soon pay €2,000 per thousand cubic meters of gas!” Russian President Medvedev wrote in a half-ironic Twitter post.
Does anyone understand what this means?
FLOP27 >= 2 x FLOP26 for the Math challenged…
Qatar Says It Can’t Replace Russian Gas Supplies To Europe
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/qatar-says-it-cant-replace-russian-gas-supplies-europe
FT got it right.
“But while Europe may be living in some idealized universe where all of its energy needs can be met by LNG exports from the US, even an armada of tankers would not come anywhere near close to replacing Russian output.”
Result of this tantrum, is EU voter’s are being screwed – a cheap lowlife Heist by any other name.
Free-lunch, sorry Free-Trade, for US LNG anyone?
Warning – not for the weak-kneed :
The Birth of the Baby Twins: Russia’s Strategic Swing Drives NATOstan Nuts
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/02/22/the-birth-of-the-baby-twins-russias-strategic-swing-drives-natostan-nuts/
Yes, keep it remote and safely away from the locals and reality.
They have make sure the airport can accommodate all the private jet’s, and big new air conditioners are installed in the big hotel suites and private houses
I presume the delegates will all be getting there by public transport.
Or walking.
Change of strategy from the last time around.
Move the conference someplace real hot. Maybe the AC will go out at the hotel, and convince everyone that the world isn’t getting warmer….it’s getting hotter!
Looks like a great place to kick back and look important.
Every single attendee will use (because they need to) fossil fuels to get there. No-one will be able to ride their bicycle or walk to the daily talk fests. There is talk about going to renewable electricity at Sharm el-sheihk. Picking a place that is already powered totally by the sun and the wind would be smarter but I am not sure if there are any resorts anywhere of sufficient quality for these free loaders that are 100% renewably powered.
Can you get a drink at Cyrene Grand Hotel?
What is the exact venue. We need to book a small meeting room in the venue. Any advice?