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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, noting with concern that the earth's climate is now warming up at unprecedented rate than ever before; further noting with concern that the Inter- Governmental panel on Climate Change, a body established by the United Nations predicted temperature rises of up to 11.5F by the year 2100 and a sea level rise of up to 23 inches; alarmed that this is projected to cause extensive damage to forests, marine ecosystems and agriculture; aware that Kenya is already experiencing the impacts of climate change; this House grants leave to introduce a Bill for an Act of Parliament entitled the Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Bill to provide for measures to address climate change; to set targets to achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; promote the use of renewable sources of energy; and for matters related thereto and connected therewith. November 5, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3297 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am, indeed, grateful that I am moving this Motion at this time, knowing very well that last year, former Democratic Party Candidate in the USA, Mr. Al Gore, was awarded the Nobel Prize for bringing to the fore the issues of climate change. Today, another candidate of the Democratic Party, Mr. Obama, has won the election in the USA. Mr. Al Gore, unfortunately, did not win the elections. I congratulate Mr. Obama, on behalf of myself and the people of Buret whom I represent. Why am I making reference to the two gentlemen? It is because in 1997, a world climate change conference resolved and introduced the Kyoto Protocol, a protocol intended to be used in controlling green house gases in the world. Many countries of this world have assented to that protocol. One country which is emitting the largest quantity of green house gases, the USA, has not signed or acceded to that document to this day and I am hoping that Mr. Al Gore will team up with Mr. Obama and call the USA to partake in the signing of this protocol that will, indeed, be useful in cleaning up the atmospheric systems of the world. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I continue, I want to indicate the urgency of this matter and my intention. This world is really in a big probelm as regards climate conditions. Allow me, therefore, to quote from three important sources. First, the Secretary of the United Nations Framework Climate Convention, Ms. Joke Waller-Hunter. She says:- \"Although climate change has happened throughout the earth's history, it has never before occured at the current pace, nor has it ever occured because of human interference. Climate change is a highly complex problem, which has the potential to impact negatively on every sphere of life if not checked, yet the inter-changes between the earth's climate and human-induced greenhouse gases emission do not constitute everybody's main area of concern or interest. This is not surprising since addressing climate change translates into dealing with deeply sensitive scientific, political and economic concepts and perceptions.\" That was the UN Executive Secretary of the body charged with the responsibility of introducing rules and regulations on how to control emissions of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also found it necessary to read to this House, a statement by Friends of the International Climate, which says:- \"Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue, it is a looming human catastrophe.\" That was said by Cathrine Pierce of Friends of the International Climate."
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