Egypt
Egypt plummets to rank 38th in this year’s CCPI, placing it among the low performers. The country receives medium ratings in GHG Emissions and Energy Use, low in Climate Policy, and very low in Renewable Energy.
Egypt makes little use of its theoretically high renewable energy potential, as suggested by the very low share of renewable energy in energy use, at 5.37% of primary energy in the CCPI data.
Updated NDC virtually identical to the last one
Egypt submitted its second updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UNFCCC in June 2023. The update is identical to the previous, 2022, submission, except for the revised renewable energy target.
Egypt now pledges to generate 42% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, which is 5 years earlier than the previous NDC target. Consequently, the country has strengthened its emissions reduction target in the power sector by 10 MtCO₂e, which is up 14% from the previous target. However, as this is the only modification, the overall impact of the updated NDC remains minor.
CCPI Outcomes
- Egypt plummets to rank 38th in this year’s CCPI, placing it among the low performers
- Updated NDC virtually identical to the last one
- Egypt makes little use of its theoretically high renewable energy potential
CCPI experts
As no CCPI experts contributed to this year’s climate policy evaluation for Egypt, the average grade was applied.
