BRUSSELS - I-European Union ihlose phezulu kakhulu ngezinhlelo zokwenza zonke izindiza ezindiza zingene ziphume ku-bloc zithenge izimvume zokungcola futhi kusengozini yokuhlehla kwezinye izifunda, kusho isikhulu esiphezulu seBritish Airways.
Ngaphansi kweziphakamiso ezakhiwa eBrussels ukulwa nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, izindiza ezisebenzisa izikhumulo zezindiza ze-EU zizofakwa ku-EU Emissions Trading Scheme kusukela ngo-2012, kanye nomkhawulo ekukhishweni kwazo kwamagesi abamba ukushisa okusolwa ngokushisa komhlaba.
Izinkampani zezindiza kancane kancane kuzodingeka zithenge izitifiketi zokukhishwa kwempahla endalini, ziqala ngamaphesenti angama-20 ezimvume ngo-2013 futhi zikhuphukele kumaphesenti ayi-100 ngo-2020.
“Esikushoyo ukuthi nakanjani yiba nesifiso sokuvelela kodwa singabeki lonke uhlelo engcupheni ngokuzama ukukuphoqelela kwezinye izizwe ngesikhathi esihluke ngokuphelele ekucabangeni kwazo ngokuguquka kwesimo sezulu,” kusho i-BA Chief Executive uWillie Walsh. .
Kusukela emaphesentini amathathu engqikithi yeqhaza lesintu ekuthuthukiseni ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke ngo-3, ukukhiqizwa kwezindiza kuzokwenyuka ngenani eliphindwe kabili kuya kwezinhlanu ngo-2005, kusho i-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ye-UN (IPCC) embikweni wangonyaka odlule.
U-Walsh utshele i-Reuters ukuhweba nge-emissions ngaphakathi kwe-EU kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuthi imboni yezindiza ye-bloc iphendule ekuguquguqukeni kwesimo sezulu, okungenzeka kugqugquzele ezinye izifunda ukuthi zikwamukele ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa ukukwelula ngenkani manje kusengcupheni yokubukela phansi uhlelo.
I-United States namanye amazwe amaningi aphikisana kakhulu nohlelo lukaBrussels, bethi luzokhipha ngokungemthetho igunya le-EU ngaphandle kwendawo yaseYurophu.
backlash
"Ngicabanga ukungena ngithi nasi isisombululo, sisisebenzisa yonke indawo, kufanele wenze esikutshela khona… Uzothola ukuhlehla," kusho u-Walsh engxoxweni. "Izimpawu zesixwayiso zinomsindo futhi zicacile."
Izindiza zaseYurophu zingase zibe sengcupheni yokuziphindiselela ngendlela yokufinyelela okukhawulelwe emazweni esithathu noma izintela ezijezisayo futhi izindiza ezingezona ezaseYurophu zingase zisigweme lesi sifunda njengesizinda sezindiza ezithatha isikhathi eside, esho.
“Kumele siqaphele ukuthi asikugqugquzeli ukuthi izithuthi zezindiza zisuke e-Europe zidlulele kwezinye izikhumulo zezindiza njenge-Middle East lapho i-Dubai iyisibonelo esihle.”
I-BA, njengenye yezinkampani zezindiza ezinkulu emhlabeni ezinoxhaxha lwemizila ngaphandle kwe-EU, izoshaywa kanzima ngezinhlelo zemvume yokukhipha umoya kuyilapho abanye abancintisana nabo abangewona amalungu e-EU bengase babe nomthwalo onzima ngenxa yokusebenzisa kwabo izindawo eziseduze ne-Europe, okusho ukuthi imilenze yokugcina kuphela yezindiza ezithatha uhambo olude izodinga izimvume.
IPhalamende LaseYurophu kanye nomkhandlu wamazwe angamalungu bagunyaze uhlelo ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule lwazo zonke izindiza ezindizayo ezingena futhi ziphuma e-EU - hhayi nje ngaphakathi kwayo - ukujoyina i-ETS ekuqaleni kweminyaka eyishumi ezayo.
Uhlelo kusamele luvotelwe okwesibili ePhalamende LaseYurophu, linikeze izinkampani zezindiza ezifana ne-BA ithuba lokunxenxa izinguquko embhalweni wokugcina.
UWalsh ubeseBrussels emihlanganweni nezikhulu ze-EU.
Ezinye izinhlangano zezemvelo zithi lolu hlelo luthambile kakhulu ezinkampanini zezindiza ngoba, ngokungafani neminye imikhakha, luzobavumela ukuthi bathole inqwaba yezimvume zabo zokukhipha umoya mahhala kusukela ngo-2013, okuzokhuphuka kuphela kumaphesenti angu-100 ngezindali ngo-2020.
"Bazothola izikhindi eziningi ezikhishwayo mahhala kanti u-2020 usephuzile impela uma kubhekwa ukukhula kwesisi esiphuma embonini," kusho uMahi Sideridou, umqondisi wenqubomgomo yakwaGreenpeace we-EU.
