Sri Lanka, March 16 -- SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne yesterday said that the common responsibility of all Members of Parliament, regardless of party affiliation and whatever government is in power, should be to formulate laws that are not harmful to the environment.

He said this at a press conference held recently to explain the role and objectives of the Environment Parliament of Sri Lanka.

"As more than half of Sri Lanka's population lives in the lowlands and coastal areas of the country, the rise in temperature is a big problem and according to the Paris Agreement, efforts should be made to increase renewable energy to 70 percent by 2030 and to completely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions by 2050". MP Wickramaratne also said that the me...