The Tunisian Minister for the Environment, Mr. Riadh Mouakher, signed the official Statement of Undertaking of the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group at a NACAG Workshop held in Tunis on 28 February 2018. By signing this document, Tunisia is committing itself to phase out nitrous oxide emissions from nitric acid production and permanently ensure the operation of abatement technology. At the workshop, representatives from the German Embassy in Tunis, the Groupe Chemique Tunisien as well as from GIZ congratulated Tunisia on this step that is paving the way for financial assistance by the NACAG Support Facility.
Tunisia is the first country to sign the Statement of Undertaking, demonstrating its firm commitment to climate action and the Paris Agreement.
7th March 2018
