Africa-Press – Angola. The commitment made by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIP) to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions was further reinforced during the organization’s 147th Assembly, held in Luanda, from 23 to 27 October.
According to data released by the IPU on its official page, the world organization of deputies has long been committed to contributing to global efforts to combat climate change.
To this end, there is the Strategy for 2022-2026, which reinforces the commitment to a new level, intensifying activities related to the climate phenomenon and introducing a target for the organization to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
The IPU Secretariat informs that it will calculate carbon emissions to monitor progress and identify priority areas for this action, adding that, although travel has been reduced during the pandemic, official travel will continue to be a necessary component of the organization’s work and Travel emissions must be monitored and fully compensated.
The new initiative, clarifies the IPU, will be based on ongoing efforts to reduce emissions by ensuring that the global organization of parliamentarians obtains electricity from hydroelectric sources offered by the local utility. The headquarters has a state-of-the-art heating system and controls, thus limiting the options to further reduce energy consumption.
The UIP budget includes the availability of 29,600 Swiss francs (around $33,000) to offset carbon emissions from activities in 2024. The amount aims to guarantee actions likely to contribute to the reduction of UIP’s carbon emissions and , consequently, lessen the impact of climate change.
The organization also highlights that it received an environmental certificate from PET-Recycling Schweiz for recycling all PET plastic waste, thus saving environmental impacts in terms of greenhouse gases and fuel.
For 2024, it requested the Governing Council to appropriate funds from the reserve for offsetting carbon emissions to pay for climate change activities carried out by the UIP, complementing the funds it expects to receive from voluntary sources for activities aimed at the phenomenon of climate change.
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