ISLAMABAD: The French Embassy in Pakistan warmly welcomed the adoption of the Climate Change Act, which has been recently passed by both the chambers of Parliament.
This made Pakistan the fifth country in the world to adopt a specific legislation on climate change.
The French Embassy extended its congratulations to the government of Pakistan for this much needed legislation, which will provide a framework for tackling the impacts of climate change and for strengthening Pakistan’s climate resilience and adaptation.
The Embassy particularly thanked the Ministry of Climate Change, the Minister Zahid Hamid and his whole team, including the local and international partners and NGO’s for their precious contribution and cooperation for the success of COP21 and for its implementation.
The Embassy of France reassured its complete support in this domain, and will stay committed, with new projects on green energy in Pakistan being developed by the French Agency for Development in 2017, a press statement said.
The representatives of 195 nations reached a landmark accord at the Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, 2015 that for the first time, made compulsory for nearly every country to commit to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most drastic effects of climate change.
