By AARON CHIYANZO
ZAMBIA is ready to reduce emissions by 47 percent if adequately supported by world leaders and global partners, President Hakainde Hichilema has said.
President Hichilema said yesterday when he addressed world leaders at Glasgow’s COP26 climate change summit that Zambia was willing to support and work closely with the global community in resolving climate change. “Zambia is willing and ready to support your leadership and will work closely with the global community in resolving this challenge.
In this regard, I am happy to report that prior to this summit in July 2021, Zambia submitted a revised and updated nationally determined contribution to the Paris agreement, spelling out the following ambitious efforts: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% based on the 2010 levels by 2030 using a combination of our own domestic resources and other support that we have traditionally received,” he said.
President Hichilema said, “I am confident that together, we the global community of nations, will deliver the outcome that the world urgently needs for averting a climate crisis!”. He said science was clear that the world only had a small window of opportunity to ensure that everyone collectively takes decisive action and prevent the negative impact of climate change.
“For developing and vulnerable countries like Zambia, which is among the least developed countries with multiple challenges, climate change brings an additional layer of challenges and aggravates existing ones. Climate change makes it difficult for countries to effectively address several socio-economic challenges in order to lift citizens from high poverty levels,” President Hichilema said.
He said for the sake of humanity, a positive outcome from this conference was not an option but an absolute necessity. President Hichilema also said there was need for support with technologies and the capacities that the world needs to shift from carbon intensive development paths to low carbon green economies.
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