Decarbonisation: Cyprus and Egypt face very different problems

Barriers to decarbonising the regional economies was one of the subjects covered at the ‘Climate Crisis in the East Med and the Middle East’ conference organised by Cyprus Institute in Larnaca this week. It was a well-attended conference with delegates from 22 different countries.

What follows is based on my contribution to the conference.

Common barriers to change toward decarbonisation of regional economies in the East Medinclude: 

• Government systems not up...