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Since 2005, in the areas of climate change, Egypt has ratified and implemented the Kyoto Protocol and signed the Paris Agreement.

With reference to nature conservation, since 2005, Egypt has ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.

Egypt's trade policy objectives are set out in the Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) for 2016-2020, in accordance with Egypt's SDS "Egypt Vision 2030". (...) The IDS covers the following areas: (...) energy conservation; (...)

Import prohibitions and restrictions are maintained for economic, environmental, health, religious, safety, sanitary, and phytosanitary reasons. (...) Import prohibitions apply to (...) various hazardous chemicals and pesticides, among others. (...)

(...) Exports of rice of any kind have been banned since August 2016; this measure has unlimited validity and was imposed due to the lack of water resources. In addition, Egypt bans the exportation of raw or tanned hides, skins or leather in its wet state. Exports can be prohibited or restricted in order to meet local demand or for environmental purposes.

Egypt (…) has also discouraged the production of crops that use water intensively, such as cotton and sugar. (...)

(...) Egypt has adopted a number of measures to promote renewable energies and to facilitate public-private partnerships in them. (...)

(...) In February 2016, the four-year Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) was launched premised on Egypt becoming a leading industrial economy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and a main export hub for medium-technology manufactured products by 2025. The IDS covers the following areas: (...) energy conservation; (...)

To promote more FDI inflows, large infrastructure projects are also under way, notably the Suez Canal Development Project. (...) Other investment initiatives include: (...) renewable energy projects; (...)

(...) Decree No. 183/2011 created new subsidiary committees, namely (...) the Trade and Environment Committee, (...)