Belt and Road Initiative’s “green” standards could help Egypt reduce its carbon footprint

The “green” standards China put in place for Belt and Road Initiative investments could help Egypt significantly reduce its carbon footprint, Deborah Lehr writes for the Huffington Post. New construction projects are booming in Egypt, but these projects also account for a significant amount of the country’s overall carbon footprint. “Egypt has the opportunity to serve as the ‘hub’” for the USD 1 tn initiative, and the new Chinese environmental standards could help encourage infrastructure development within environmentally sustainable boundaries.