Chairperson on behalf of the Chief Whip of the Opposition, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the report of the 2009 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) was released last week;
2) further notes that South Africa notched up the fifth best response rate this year, performing better than China, India and Australia, and that 87 % of respondents now measure their carbon emissions, compared to 77 % last year;
3) congratulates Nedbank on coming out tops in the SA 2009 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index;
4) acknowledges new entrants Sappi, Old Mutual, Sanlam, Santam, Anglo Platinum and Netcare; and
5) calls on all departments and companies to make climate change a priority as a matter of urgency by giving preference to policies and programmes that encourage sustainable living, climate change action and corporate responsibility.
Agreed to.