Emadolobheni nasezindaweni zasemaphandleni, ezifundeni ezibomvu nasezifundeni eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, izakhamuzi eziningi zifuna imiphakathi ehlanzekile nexhumene kakhulu. Izinto zokuthutha umphakathi—okuhlanganisa izitimela, amabhasi, nezinsiza zokushayela—kanye nemizila efinyelelekayo yokuhamba nebhayisikili isinika izindlela ezinempilo, ezihlanzekile, nezithengekayo ukuze wonke umuntu afike lapho adinga ukuya khona.
Kodwa isikhathi eside, abenzi benqubomgomo basithengisele ukukhetha okungamanga kokuthi kufanele sixhase imigwaqo emikhulu ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye. Basaqhubeka nokusaphaza izigidigidi zamadola ethu entela ezinhlelweni zokunwetshwa komgwaqo omkhulu ezingcolisa umoya wethu futhi andise izimoto, esikhundleni sokuxhasa ngezimali izindlela zokuhamba, imizila ephephile yamabhayisikili, kanye nezinketho zezokuthutha zomphakathi eziqinile. Lokhu kubangele uhlelo lapho abantu abaningi kufanele bashayele uhambo ngalunye ukuze bahlangabezane nezidingo zabo zansuku zonke.
Akumele kube ngalendlela. Le migubho yoSuku Lomhlaba lwale ntwasahlobo isinike ithuba lokuhlehla, sicabange ikusasa lethu, futhi sizibophezele kuzinguquko ezisiletha lapho. Futhi ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwamagesi abamba ukushisa futhi kugwenywe imiphumela emibi kakhulu yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kufanele sibhekane nendlovu ekamelweni: ezokuthutha.
Umkhakha wezokuthutha ungumthombo omkhulu kakhulu wokungcola kwesimo sezulu sase-US—futhi u-80% wezinto zokuthutha ezikhishwayo zivela izimoto namaloli emigwaqweni yethu. Ungomunye wemikhakha emikhulu okuwukuphela kwayo lapho ukukhishwa kwesisi kusekhona ukuphakama.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukushintsha kwezinto ezibalulekile ngezimali zokuthutha ngeke kuhlanze umoya wethu kuphela, kuzothuthukisa nezimpilo zethu cishe zonke izinhlobo. Okusha ukuhlaziywa kusukela ku-Union of Concerned Scientists kubonisa ukuthi ngokuxhasa ngezimali ukukhetha kwangempela kwezokuthutha kanye nokunciphisa inani okudingeka silishayele, singakha imiphakathi enempilo, exhumene kakhulu kuyilapho sinciphisa ukukhishwa okuyingozi.
Uma sandise izinketho zokuhamba futhi sinciphisa amamayela abantu abadinga ukuwashayela ngo-30% ngo-2050, lokho bekungakhulula imali eningi ezikhwameni zethu ukuze sizisebenzise ezintweni esizidingayo. Ngokwesilinganiso, umuzi ngamunye ubungonga ngaphezu kuka-$3,000 ngonyaka ezindlekweni ezincishisiwe zikaphethiloli, ukunakekelwa, kanye nokwehla kwenani lezimoto zabo. Uma ukukhetha okungcono kakhulu kwezokuthutha kuvumela imikhaya ukuba isuke ekubeni nezimoto ezimbili iye kweyodwa, bekuyokongela u-$12,000 XNUMX ngonyaka!
Futhi bekuzohlanza umoya wethu ngokunciphisa igesi ekhishwayo eyingozi—ngamathani afinyelela kwangu-3,100 8,000 egesi ebamba ukushisa. Lokho kuyafana nokuvimbela ukukhishwa kwegesi yemvelo ecishe ibe ngu-XNUMX.
Igagasi seliqala ukuphenduka. Muva nje, kusungulwe umthetho wenhlangano ukuze kuhlinzekwe izimali zokusebenza ezengeziwe zokuthutha. Lokhu kungasiza izikhungo eziningi zezokuthutha ezweni lonke ezibhekene nokushoda kwezimali ukuthi zitshale izinsiza ezengeziwe, ziqhube imizila eminingi, futhi zandise imvamisa yezitimela namabhasi. Umthethosivivinywa, "Umthetho Wemiphakathi Eqinile Ngokuhamba Okungcono" owethulwe nguKhongolose u-Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), usunabaxhasi ababambisene abangaphezu kwe-100.
Futhi lo mfutho awukwazi ukuza ngokushesha ngokwanele. Iqiniso liwukuthi inkinga yesimo sezulu ayifiki—yikhona lapha. Siyibona iseduze nathi nsuku zonke. Kusukela ekushiseni okurekhodiwe kuya eziphepho ezinamandla, kunomthelela kuyo yonke into kusukela emnothweni wethu kuya ekuvikelekeni kwezwe lethu.
Futhi sidinga ukuthatha isinyathelo manje.
Kudingeka siphakamise amazwi ethu ndawonye ukuze sifune ukuthi abaholi bethu baxhase ngokugcwele ngemali yezokuthutha, amabhayisikili, nokuhamba ngezinyawo esikhundleni sokwandisa imigwaqo emikhulu. Lokhu kuzoxhuma futhi kuthuthukise izindawo esihlala kuzo, kube nomthelela omuhle kwezomnotho, futhi kuvikele umoya esiwuphefumulayo, amanzi esiwaphuzayo, kanye nomhlaba esiwubiza ngokuthi ikhaya lezizukulwane ezizayo.
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