I-Etihad Airways: I-Zero inetha ekhishwa yi-carbon ngo-2050

Izindiza ze-Etihad, inkampani yezindiza kazwelonke yase-United Arab Emirates, namuhla izibophezele kumgomo ophansi wokukhishwa kwe-carbon net Net ngo-2050 kanye nokunciphisa amazinga ayo ka-2019 engqikithi yokukhipha ngo-2035.

Okuhlosiwe kwenkampani okuhlosiwe kwezemvelo kuzofezwa ngenhlanganisela yemizamo yangaphakathi, ukusebenzisana nabalingani bemboni kanye nokwamukelwa kohlelo oluphelele lokususwa kwekhabhoni efanele, oluzothuthukiswa ngokugxila okukhethekile ezidingweni ze-UAE nezimakethe ezihlinzekwa yinkampani yezindiza.

I-Group Chief Executive Officer ye-Etihad Aviation Group, uTony Douglas, uthe: “Ukugxila emhlabeni jikelele kwezemvelo kanye nokuphuthuma kokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni akukaze kube kukhulu. I-Etihad Aviation Group, kanye nabalingani bayo, ibamba iqhaza elibonakalayo ekwehliseni umthelela wezindiza emvelweni ngokusebenzisa izinhlelo ezisukela ekulawuleni uphethiloli ngendlela efanele kuya ezindleleni ezisimeme zokuxhasa ngezimali.”

Isimemezelo sanamuhla size njengengxenye Iviki Lokusimama lase-Abu Dhabi, umcimbi waminyaka yonke enhlokodolobha ye-UAE, lapho ikomkhulu le-Etihad likhona.

UMnu Douglas uthe yonke imboni yezokuthutha emoyeni, kusukela ezinhlanganweni zezindiza nabahlinzeki bempahla kuya kubahlinzeki bezindiza, inesibopho sokusiza ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwezindiza, kanye nezixazululo ezidingekayo ukuze ziphelele futhi zihlanganiswe, zingahlukanisi futhi zingavamile.

"Izinkampani zezindiza zihehe ukucutshungulwa okubalulekile engxoxweni yomhlaba wonke yezemvelo, futhi inselelo yethu esihlangene njengemboni ekhula ngokushesha ukuletha amasu aphusile angasiza ngokushesha ukuqukatha nokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni," esho.

I-International Air Transport Association (IATA) ibikezela ukuthi inani lohambo lwabagibeli lizoba ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili phakathi neminyaka engama-20, lisuka ezigidigidini ezi-4.5 ngo-2019 liye emalini elinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisi-9 ngasekupheleni kwawo-2030.

I-International Transport Forum (ITF) e-Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) yengeza ukuthi izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe zizokhula ngonyaka ka-3.8% kuya ku-2050, ibikezela ukuthi izimoto zizofinyelela amakhilomitha ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-16.5, noma izikhathi ezingu-3.6 izikhathi ze-2015.

Izinyathelo zakamuva zokusimama ezithathwe yi-Etihad Aviation Group zihlanganisa:

 Ukuqhubeka nokwethulwa kwendiza yakamuva, eyonga kakhulu uphethiloli, okuhlanganisa i-Boeing 787 Dreamliners eyengeziwe, nezinhlelo zezinhlobo ezintathu ezintsha - i-Airbus A350-1000 ebanzi ne-Boeing 777-9, ne-Airbus A321neo enomzimba omncane. I-Dreamliner elandelayo izofika ngesonto elizayo;

 Ukuqala koHlelo lwe-Etihad Greenliner, lapho umkhumbi wonke wendiza ye-Boeing 787 uzosetshenziswa ngesikhathi sezindiza ezihleliwe 'njengemibhede yokuhlola' yemikhiqizo nezinqubo eziqhubekayo;

 Ukuba inkampani yezindiza yokuqala ukuthola uxhaso lwezentengiselwano olunemibandela yokuthobelana Nezinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme zeNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene. Ngokubambisana ne-First Abu Dhabi Bank kanye ne-Abu Dhabi Global Markets, i-Etihad isanda kuthola izigidi ezingu-150 zama-Euro ukuze isize ngezimali ukuthuthukiswa 'kwendawo yokuhlala yemvelo' enezitezi eziningi yabasebenzi bamakhabethe abahlala e-Abu Dhabi. Inkampani yezindiza manje ihlola amathuba engeziwe alesi sitayela soxhaso;

 Ukuzibophezela ekunciphiseni ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki okukodwa ngamaphesenti angama-80 ngo-2022, kanye;

 Ukubambisana ekuthuthukiseni amafutha endiza esimeme okuhlanganisa i-biofuel ethuthukiswe futhi yacwengwa e-Abu Dhabi kusukela ezitshalweni ezikwazi ukumelana namanzi anosawoti, nokuzibophezela ekusekeleni ukuthuthukiswa kwesinye isibaseli sejethi esimeme esivela kudoti kamasipala e-Abu Dhabi.