BGA/10/13
Sponsored by Katelyn Green, Sonia Kripalani, Divya Shrivastava of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Kazakhstan.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly: |
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| 3 | Understanding that Kazakhstan is a leading producer of oil, gas, and coal in the world, |
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| 5 | Concerned that Kazakhstan has one of the highest rates of household coal use in the world, |
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| 7 | Alarmed that Kazakhstan’s poor air quality contributes to more than 10,000 premature deaths and |
| 8 | costs the economy more than $10.5 billion each year, |
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| 10 | Recognizing that the particle matter 2.5 concentration in Kazakhstan is 2.9 times higher than the |
| 11 | recommended limit set by the WHO, |
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| 13 | Observing that 11% of all disease-related deaths in Kazakhstan are related to poor air quality, |
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| 15 | Taking into consideration 84% of Kazakhstan’s electricity is generated from fossil fuels, |
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| 17 | Noting that Kazakhstan is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in Central Asia and the 14th in the |
| 18 | world, |
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| 20 | Aware that Kazakhstan ratified the Paris Agreement for action against climate change in 2016 but |
| 21 | is not on track to meet their goals in time, |
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| 23 | Recalling the United Nations Secretariat Climate Action Plan of 2019, which aims to reduce |
| 24 | electricity consumption per capita by 25% in 2025 and 35% in 2030, as well as to increase |
| 25 | renewable energy to be 40% of all consumed energy in 2025, and 80% in 2030, |
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| 27 | The delegation of Kazakhstan does hereby: |
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| 29 | Call upon the United Nations to assist in Kazakhstan’s efforts to convert to more sustainable |
| 30 | sources of energy, |
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| 32 | Urge Kazakhstan to modernize their current energy grid by implementing new interactive |
| 33 | capabilities to allow the system to more easily respond to change and new measurements, data |
| 34 | analytics, and models that leverage the latest scientific advancements in mathematics and |
| 35 | computation to increase efficiency and reliability, |
| 36 | Recommend Kazakhstan support research and development efforts that can optimize power |
| 37 | delivery and enhance resilience, |
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| 39 | Request for the United Nations to provide 220 million USD to help Kazakhstan modernize their |
| 40 | current energy grid, |
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| 42 | Express in hope that these changes will allow for an improvement in the air quality and resiliency |
| 43 | in Kazakhstan’s most essential services and infrastructure, |
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| 45 | Encourage the United Nations to see the importance of this extensive humanitarian issue, |
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| 47 | Trust that the United Nations will enact this resolution upon ratification to ensure Kazakhstan has |
| 48 | ample time to reduce their emissions by the 2030 deadline set by the Paris Agreement. |
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