World faces diverse impact of climate change: NA speaker

Lights of the Parliament will be switched off between 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm to mark ‘Earth Hour’

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that the world was experiencing diverse impacts of climate change more than ever and it was important to empower people to be a part of climate change initiatives.

The National Assembly speaker said this on the occasion of the ‘Earth hour’ being commemorated all over the world on March 24th.

He said this in his message on the occasion of the ‘Earth Hour’, which will be commemorated all over the world on 24th March, 2018.

The speaker said that the Parliament of Pakistan in pursuit of reducing emissions had become the first ever parliament completely powered by solar energy. He added that the parliament has been contributing surplus electricity to the national grid under the ‘Net-Metering License’.



He highlighted that various environmental friendly initiatives at Parliament house have been taken up and asserted that Pakistan’s experience should be emulated by the global community to address genuine climate concerns.

“People are on the frontlines of the climate change. The earth hour reminds us that actions of individual and global community can prove to be a milestone to transform the climate challenges and protect the generations to come”, added the Speaker.

The speaker said that Pakistan’s Vision 2025 considers Climate Change as one of the top national priorities and provided a sound basis to integrate climate change budgeting into the national development planning.

He endorsed the Earth Hour, saying that the lights of the Parliament will be switched off between 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm to show Parliament’s commitment of joining hands with the World for energy conservation, combating of climate change and Global warming.

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi has called upon the Parliamentarians and people of Pakistan to observe the Earth Hour on 24th March, 2018 along with the International Community by switching off extra lights between 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm.