Egypt is committed to the Paris climate agreement signed in 2015, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said yesterday in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s announcement he would withdraw the US from the accord, Al Mal reports. According to a CAPMAS report, carbon dioxide emissions from Egypt’s oil and gas sector increased 2.4% to reach 206.4 mn tonnes in 2015/2016, from 201.3 mn tonnes in 2014/2015. The electricity sector is responsible for the biggest chunk (44.4%) of the country’s CO2 emissions.