Umthombo: I-New Republic
Intuthu yomlilo wequbula obhebhezelwa yisimo sezulu uphume esibhakabhakeni saseNtshonalanga yasoGwini oluseMpumalanga kuleli sonto. ISiberia iyasha, futhi. Futhi izikhukhula eChina ziye zasusa ezinye izindawo zokuhlala abantu abayizigidi ezingu-1.2, e UJacobabad, ePakistan, izimo zishisa kakhulu futhi zinomswakama kakhulu ukuze umzimba womuntu ukwazi ukumelana, okuholela ekuqubukeni kwezifo ezibangelwa ukushisa nokufa. Omunye angase acabange ukuthi lesi sigubhu sezulu esibi kakhulu singaba nomthelela emicimbini yezepolitiki yesonto e-DC Akwenzekanga. AmaRiphabhulikhi asahudula inqubo kumthethosivivinywa wengqalasizinda osekelwa yi-White House ukuze kuthikameze isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka, futhi uJoes Manchin noBiden basabambe ithemba lesivumelwano sezinhlangothi ezimbili eqenjini elingakwazi ukuvuma ukuthi uDonald Trump wehlulwe okhethweni lukamongameli.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba i-haze eshunqayo ikwenze ingozi ukuze abantu baseNew York bathathe i-jog yabo yasekuseni, amalungu e- New York Times ibhodi lokuhlela wakhuza Abagxeki bakaBiden “abaxoxayo ngasophikweni lwesokunxele lweqembu lakhe” ngokungamniki udumo olwanele ngochungechunge lwezemvelo. izithembiso, idlanzana lezenzo zokuphatha, kanye nomthethosivivinywa wengqalasizinda wezinhlangothi ezimbili ombhalo wawo ongakakhishwa. "Lokhu bekungaphansi kwalokho obekufunwa nguMnu. Biden," ibhodi labahleli libhale ngephakeji elisazophasiswa, "kodwa abagxeki bakhe basabela sengathi akukho lutho, bathumela ababhikishi eWhite House naseCapitol Hill. ” Isimo sezulu sahamba, i Times ibhodi lokuhlela futhi abanye basanda kuphakamisa, kunzima kakhulu kumengameli, nemiphumela ephambene.
Banephutha. Isizathu sokuthi njengamanje kunezinhlinzeko zesimo sezulu kule phakheji yengqalasizinda yingoba ibhodi labahleli kanye nabahamba nabo bathi abahambe balubize usuku.
Ngemuva kokwehluleka kwemithetho ye-cap-and-trade ekuqaleni kokuphatha kuka-Obama, iBeltway yayiphelelwe yimibono yokuthi iqhubekisela kanjani inqubomgomo yesimo sezulu phambili-ithuswe ukuxokozela okwakwenziwa yizelamani zakwaKoch zasiza ukushaya lowomthethosivivinywa. Amademokhrasi ayekile ukukhuluma ngenqubomgomo yesimo sezulu nhlobo, njengoba amathemba okudlula abukeka efiphele.
Umzuzu lapho izinto ziqale khona ukuguquka zingalandelelwa kahle kakhulu emuva kokuhlala kwe-Sunrise Movement ka-2018 ehhovisi likaSomlomo weNdlu ngaleso sikhathi uNancy Pelosi, lapho kwavela khona iCongressoman Ocasio-Cortez osanda kukhethwa. (Ngenkathi uPelosi ethatha usuku ikakhulukazi ngokugxambukela phambilini ukubhuqa “iphupho eliluhlaza, noma yini,” amanye amaDemocrat aphezulu wesaba izimfuno zababhikishi zizobukela phansi izikhundla zabo zekomidi elihlonishwayo, futhi ziqalise ukuhambisana.) Kodwa uguquko lwasuka ezimpini eziholwa aboMdabu ngokumelene namapayipi e-Keystone XL kanye ne-Dakota Access, phakathi kokunye; umkhankaso kaBernie Sanders kamongameli; kanye namashumi eminyaka okuhlelwa kwesimo sezulu esingathandeki kanye nobulungiswa bezemvelo.
I-Sunrise kanye no-Ocasio-Cortez, ngesikhathi bekhombisa ehhovisi likaPelosi, bebengaceli ukuthi kudlule ngokushesha i-Green New Deal. Kunalokho, bebephakamisa ikomiti elikhethiwe elizothatha isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka ukuthi libhale umthetho ukuze, manje, kube khona okuhambisanayo okufanele kuqaliswe futhi kuphasiswe. (Lesi sicelo sasi wenqatshelweIzishoshovu zesimo sezulu zokusungula ezanikezwa, esikhundleni sokubheka inqubomgomo yesimo sezulu njengento yokuzidela—ukuthola indlela efanele yokwenza izinto zibize kakhulu—ukulungisa kabusha inqubomgomo yesimo sezulu njengochungechunge lokutshalwa kwezimali okudala amathuba emisebenzi nokwenza ngcono izimpilo. Intula noma yimiphi eminye imibono yokuthi ungakhuluma kanjani ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, abaphathi beBiden kanye namaDemocrat aphezulu basebenze kakhulu nalokho, baqeda ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. uthando lwamashumi eminyaka ngentengo yekhabhoni njengenqubomgomo yokuba yikho konke kanye nokuphela kwayo yonke inqubomgomo yokunciphisa ukungcola.
Umphumela awubanga ukwamukela ngenhliziyo yonke i-Green New Deal kodwa ubungane obuyisisekelo obubheke embonweni wayo wamasu: okungukuthi, ukuthi abenzi benqubomgomo kufanele benze inqubomgomo yesimo sezulu ibukeke njengento abantu abavamile abangayiqonda futhi abangafuna ukuyibona. Lokhu kwenzeka, ngokwengxenye, ngoba umkhankaso weBiden wabona uphiko lweSanders lweqembu, lapho izishoshovu zesimo sezulu ezisencane zahlangana khona, njengesifunda okufanele sishwelezwe, zaqhubeka nokubafaka emabuthweni obumbano. Noma ngabe ikuphi ukufaneleka kwayo, ukucindezela kwe-Civilian Climate Corps kuwumkhiqizo waleyo nqubo yokushweleza. Kanjalo nendlela yokuphatha yokuphatha yonke indawo yokutshala izikhulu eziphezulu kanye nokwakhiwa kwezikhundla zeKhabhinethi ezizinikele ngesimo sezulu. Iqiniso lokuthi amaDemocrat alinganiselayo njengoJoe Biden noChuck Schumer abambelele kunqubomgomo yesimo sezulu - kuze kube sezingeni lapho akhona - ngemuva kweminyango evaliwe akuyona ingxenye encane ngenxa yabashisekeli besimo sezulu abenqaba ukuvala umlomo.
Ngaphandle kokufudumala kwembulunga yonke kuwusongo olukhona, ungabala inani lamakhongolose weDemokhrasi udaba lwabo olukhulu oluwukushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngakwesinye isandla. Bonke abanye bathembele kubasebenzi abaneminyaka engu-25 ubudala abasebenze ngokweqile ukuthi babatshele ukuthi bavote kanjani futhi bathini ezigcawini nakumabonakude. Uma lezi zigele kanye nabameleli beyinaka nakancane inkinga yesimo sezulu ngaphandle kwalezo zinkulumo, yingoba kukhona obaphoqile, ngokwakha isimo esenze izintatheli noma abangaphansi kwazo bababuze ngayo. Amalungu eCongress, ngokuvamile, awavimbeli emiphumeleni yesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, ahambahamba phakathi kwezimoto ezine-air conditioning, amakhaya, nezakhiwo zamahhovisi. Bamatasa ngamahora okushaya ucingo nabaxhasi okuthi kwezinye izimo bancamele ukuthi abakwenzanga lutho olutheni ukubhekana nenkinga yesimo sezulu.
Isilinganiso seminyaka yobudala yelungu leNdlu sineminyaka engama-58. Ilungu lephalamende elimaphakathi lineminyaka engama-62. Uma sikhuluma ngezibalo, bazobe sebefile lapho abalandeli befika e-United States futhi mhlawumbe besavikelekile emiphumeleni yabo emibi kakhulu uma besaphila: ingxenye yamalungu eCongress ingosozigidi.
Iqiniso elinonya liwukuthi, kusukela ekaJames E. Hansen ubufakazi obubalulekile Ngaphambi kweCongress mayelana ne "greenhouse effect" ngo-1988, cha isu lokuphasisa inqubomgomo egcwele yesimo sezulu e-US libe yimpumelelo; zonke izishoshovu “zokuwina” ezikwazile ukuphumela obala kuze kube manje kufanele zibekwe kulowo mongo. Konke ukuzibophezela kwamademokhrasi ukuphasisa umthetho wesimo sezulu kuze kube manje: kuwukukhuluma. Ngisho nemali eyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3.5 yemali esetshenziswa kwingqalasizinda manje isezithebeni—ngokwayo kakade a ukuphikisana okukhulu ne-physics- angeke idlule. Isimo sezulu esisele siyaphusha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi siyakwenza. Uhla oluphelele lwezinqubomgomo ezidingekayo ukuze i-US idlale indima yayo ekuqedeni global ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngo-2050—okudingeka ngempela—akunakwenzeka ngokwepolitiki njengamanje.
Iqhaza lezinhlangano zomphakathi ukwenza izinto ezibukeka zingenakwenzeka zibonakale zingenzeka. Eminyakeni yamuva, isimo sezulu esisele senza lokho kanye. Asikho isiqinisekiso sokuthi izokwazi ukukwenza futhi.
Ishiywe kweyabo imishini, nokho, akukho Congress noma i-White House okungathenjwa ukuthi idlulise inqubomgomo yesimo sezulu. Impela ngeke badlule noma yini ehlangabezana nesilinganiso senselelo ngqo, edinga a ushintsho olukhulu kusukela kumandla ezinto ezimbiwa phansi ezakhele ubunxiwankulu bezimboni. Abaningi, izinkulungwane eziningi zabantu badinga ukujoyina ukulwa futhi babeke ingcindezi eyengeziwe ku-inertia ye-congressional. Ubani owaziyo ukuthi bazovuma yini, noma bazosebenza. Kepha akekho okufanele ngabe utshela idlanzana labantu abadonse osopolitiki kuze kube manje ukuthi bathule.
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