Climate change is fundamentally a development issue. Climate change governance has become a strategic choice, an irreversible resolve, and an unwavering vision for the future. This is to mitigate the causes of climate change and respond to shared international concern. This concern was complemented by the COP27 Climate Change Conference held in Sharm El-Sheikh. Although the keys to climate governance at the international level are international treaties and agreements, these agreements must be reflected in the legislation and laws of countries around the world, especially Egypt.
The necessity of legal governance for negative climate change…
Egypt, under the leadership of President Sisi, is committed to the issue of legal governance for climate change, enriching our national legislation and establishing a comprehensive legal system. This requires not simply enacting a law that is listened to and obeyed, but rather establishing a supreme national authority for climate change and enacting unified general legislation to mitigate climate change. Egypt, as always, can play a leading role in this anticipated governance.
Elements of Legal Governance for Adverse Climate Change
Establishing a National Climate Change Authority to develop a genuine national strategy for combating climate change and development, headed by the Prime Minister and including the Ministers of Environment, Culture, Local Government, Housing, and Agriculture, and including experts in the fields of renewable energy and the environment.
Issuing a so-called unified environmental law to include all sectors that could cause climate change, such as industrial activities, particularly those that intensively use conventional energy of all kinds, and limiting dense population centers, regulating the expansion of green areas, encouraging clean energy production, etc.
Conduct a serious community dialogue to spread environmental awareness and support the charter of shared and multiple responsibilities among citizens. Work to produce effective media materials such as documentaries and other films, and hold effective seminars and conferences to spread environmental awareness among citizens.
Establishing the Ministry of Renewable Energy, which will be the first ministry specializing in the transition to clean and renewable energy and reducing the use of conventional energy, thereby reducing harmful emissions that cause negative climate change.
Building residential cities that rely on effective ecosystems in many locations within Egypt. Planning, organizing, and implementing industrial zones on the basis of protecting the environment from pollution, known as industrial ecology, which involves preserving natural resources, safely disposing of industrial waste and recycled materials, and industrial solidarity.
The Path to Legal Governance for Adverse Climate Change.
As a matter of fact, the world has not yet taken the path of the right road; there are some hesitant steps taken by major industrial countries, which has led to a drastic disruption of the climate system. There is no escape from the call for genuine legal governance of the issue of climate change, governance that entails a concerted effort to mitigate climate changes and adapt to them.
The Sharm El-Sheikh COP27 conference, in which 190 countries are participating, represents a real opportunity and a serious first step for the world’s countries to commit to legal governance for climate change and establish the dream of a global climate change organization.
We fully support the Egyptian political administration in adopting comprehensive legal governance for adverse climate change to mitigate extreme climate change.