Egypt: Clearer thinking
The country has committed itself to reducing the volume of associated gas that’s flared at oilfields
No visitor to Cairo or any other city in Egypt can help noticing the air pollution—the perennial smog that chokes the lungs as much as it obscures the view of the Pyramids and other tourist sites. While there's no magic solution, the Egyptian authorities are taking steps that should eventually help to ease the problem. In Cairo earlier this month, energy minister Tarek El Molla committed his country to a target of eliminating the flaring of associated gas at its oilfields over the coming decade. Egypt is signing up to Zero Routine Flaring by 2030, a global initiative to limit environmental damage caused by the oil industry. Molla made the announcement during a workshop in Cairo organised by
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