Zimbabwe is crafting the Climate Change Bill, a legal instrument aimed at mitigating the effects of the phenomenon of climate change through financing, regulating gas emissions in greenhouses among other measures it will curb, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said.He said it was the role of Parliaments in their oversight role, the world over to ensure that the Executive embrace the best practices in reducing gas emissions have better waste management methodologies and mainstream climate-related legislation.Adv Mudenda said this in Bali, Indonesia where he is attending the 144 Assembly of International Parliamentary Union that brings together legislators across the globe.The conference is running under the theme “Getting to Zero: Mobilising Parliaments to Act on Climate Change.”“Zimbabwe’s response measures to climate change are guided by the principles of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities, Respective Capabilities and Climate Justice. In this respect, Zimbabwe has raised its commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 33% to 40% per capita by 2030 in its 2021 Nationally Determined Contributions as guided by the implementation of the Low Emission Development Strategy,” he said.“This has been bolstered by Zimbabwe’s mainstreaming of the climate change phenomenon in its National Development Strategy (2021-2025). Additionally, Zimbabwe is crafting a comprehensive Climate Change Bill whose focus is climate financing, measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, compliance
