Umphakathi waseBrithani uholelwe ekukholelweni ukuthi umgwaqo wezindiza wesithathu ubalulekile. Akulona iqiniso lokho.
I-Heathrow igcwele. Lawo magama amathathu amancane athumela abantu abahluzekile kuma-paroxysms. Izicebi ezikhathazekile zaseHolland Park, eChiswick naseKensington, zibona ukuthi zingase zingaphansi komzila wendiza ohlongozwayo wesithathu, ziminyene emihlanganweni yokubhikisha. Amaqembu aluhlaza agxeka ukubonisana kukaHulumeni, okuzophela maduze nje, njengenkohliso. Abangenele ukhetho lobumeya abane baseLondon bakhiphe izikhangiso ezigcwele ikhasi bememezela ukuphikisa kwabo. Abaholi bamabhizinisi bayayidlula iGreenpeace ngolimi lwe-apocalyptic, bethi isikhumulo sezindiza “sibaluleke kakhulu ekuchumeni komnotho” futhi babikezela ukuthi izinkampani zizobalekela kwamanye amazwe. “I-Heathrow ingase yehle noma ithuthuke,” kusho uFuture Heathrow, iqembu lokwamukela amabhizinisi. "Ayikwazi ukuhlala njengoba injalo."
Ukuthi lesi sitatimende sokugcina sibonakala singelona iqiniso akukayeki uHulumeni ukunqotshwa isiphithiphithi. Abanye ozakwabo beKhabhinethi ka-Ruth Kelly abakholwa ukuthi imboni yezomoya inikwe ilayisense lokubukela phansi ezinye izinqubomgomo. Njengesilwane esikhulukazi esiwuboya esigeje i-Ice Age, uMnyango Wezokuthutha uqhubekile nomgomo wawo wokuphinda kabili izindiza zase-UK eminyakeni engu-25, naphezu kwemibiko eminingi enegunya ebonisa ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenza kungenzeki ngeWhitehall ukuhlangabezana nezibopho zayo zokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Khohlwa uhulumeni ohlangene: ngenkathi uNobhala wezeMvelo enxusa abathengisi ukuthi bayeke amalambu kagesi esikhathi esidala, kanti uMnyango wezeziMali uthi ukuhamba emoyeni kubi kangangokuthi abagibeli kumele bakhokhe intela eyengeziwe, uNkz Kelly ngokukhululeka uphakamisa izindiza eziya phambili, imigwaqo yezindiza kanye nemigwaqo ebaxhumanisayo. .
Bekulokhu kunomthetho owodwa embonini yezomoya omunye komunye. Nakuba uMnyango Wezezimali uvikela intela kaphethiloli ngokwengxenye ngenxa yezizathu zemvelo, izinkampani zezindiza zisaqhubeka nokungayikhokhi intela kuphethiloli. I-EU ibeka izindinganiso kubakhiqizi bezimoto abamemezayo, kodwa ayikwazi ukuthinta indawo yokwamukela umoya. I-DfT iye yalahla indlela yayo “yokubikezela nokuhlinzeka” ezimotweni eminyakeni edlule, ibona ukuthi ukwakhiwa kwemigwaqo kuholele ekwandeni kwezimoto ngokungenakuvinjelwa nokuthi ukucatshangelwa kwemvelo kwenza ukulinganisa kwabaluleka. Kodwa iyaqhubeka nokubikezela futhi ihlinzekele imboni yomoya, yenqaba ukucabangela ukuthi isidingo kufanele sincishiswe.
Izinga eliphindwe kabili liholele ekuphuphumeni kwezithembiso ku-Heathrow. Itheminali yesi-4 yavunywa ngo-1978, ngaphansi komkhawulo wonyaka wokuhamba kwethrafikhi okungu-275,000. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva i-BAA yaqopha ukunyakaza okuyizi-287,000, kanye nezi-376,000 ngo-1990. Ngesikhathi kugunyazwa i-Terminal 5 ngo-2001, umhloli wezokuhlela kanye ne-BAA bathi umzila wesithathu wezindiza wawungeke wamukeleke neze, base bebeka umnyakazo omusha ongu-480,000. Kodwa ngo-2003 i-White Paper eyayihloselwe abantu abayizi-700,000.
Isizathu siwukubaluleka kwendiza emnothweni. Kungaba ubuwula ukuphikisa ngokuthi ukuhamba ngendiza akubalulekile ebhizinisini. Kodwa ezinye zezinganekwane ziyadukisa. Ukukhula kwezimoto ezihamba ngezindiza kubangelwa uhambo lokungcebeleka, hhayi ibhizinisi. Ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-80 abahambi bamazwe ngamazwe ezikhumulweni zezindiza zase-UK, namaphesenti angu-60 e-Heathrow, bangamaholide. Ezokuvakasha eziphumayo ziphumela ngaphandle, okwenza ibhalansi efinyelela ku-£18 billion yezinkokhelo. Kuleli sonto kuphela, uchungechunge lwamahhotela e-Travelodge lucele ukuthi kuqedwe ikhefu lentela elingafanele ezinkampanini zezindiza ezibhajethi, elathi "kuyimbangela eyodwa enkulu yokwehla kwezindawo zokungcebeleka zendabuko [zase-UK]".
Kungenye into ukuphatha imboni yomoya njengento ekhethekile, kungenye into ukuhlanekezela amaqiniso. Futhi lapha ukusebenzisana kukaHulumeni nemboni kuyinkinga.
Thatha i-greenwash kuqala. Ongqongqoshe baphinda amazwi athi “ukwanda kwe-Heathrow kuzoqhubeka kuphela ngaphansi kwemingcele eqinile yezemvelo”. Kodwa bazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi ukungabikho kwezindinganiso zomthetho mayelana nomsindo kushiya imiphakathi ingenakuzivikela. Izindinganiso ezintsha zekhwalithi yomoya ye-EU bezibukeke njengesithiyo esingenakuqhathaniswa kumzila wesithathu wezindiza, kodwa zihlanganiswa nezinsolo zokuthi ukukhishwa kwezimoto zomgwaqo kuzokwehla. Emasontweni amabili edlule i-Advertising Standards Authority iyalele iBritish Airways ukuba ihoxise isimangalo, esenziwe yi-CEO yayo nge-imeyili kumalungu e-Executive Club, sokuthi umzila wesithathu wezindiza uzonciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide ngoba izindiza ngeke zisamosha ulayini wamafutha ukuze zihambe. ngaphandle noma emhlabeni. Lezi zinhlobo ze-Whitehall eziphikisana ngokuphelele, ezithatha ngokuthi umzila wezindiza omusha uzokhuphula umoya we-CO2 ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-2.6 ngonyaka kusukela kwezinye izindiza ezingu-200,000.
Okwesibili, thatha izimpikiswano mayelana namandla. Izibalo ze-BAA zikhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi iHeathrow ayigcwele. Hhayi ukude. Isithasiselo sezingxoxo zikahulumeni ngomgwaqo wesithathu wezindiza sithi abagibeli abayizigidi ezingama-67 basebenzisa i-Heathrow ngo-2006, nokuthi lokhu kungakhuphukela ezigidini eziyi-122 uma kwakhiwa umzila wesithathu wezindiza. Kodwa futhi kubonisa ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-95 bangasebenzisa i-Heathrow uma "ukusetshenziswa okuphezulu bekwenziwe ngemigwaqo ekhona".
Kwesinye isigameko sibheka inkohlakalo, mhlawumbe enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zenziwa kubantu baseBrithani yi-DfT. Ku-BAA ngokwayo isitshela ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingu-28 ngaphezulu bangasebenzisa i-Heathrow ngaphandle komzila wezindiza omusha futhi ngaphandle kokuphula umkhawulo ezindizeni.
Kanjani? Ngokusebenzisa izindiza ezinkulu nokugcwalisa izihlalo eziningi. UJeff Gazzard, we-Airport Watch, uthi ukube i-Heathrow ibingavunyelwe ukwanda, bekungase kukhuthaze imboni yezindiza ukuthi itshale imali ngokushesha ezindizeni ezinkulu njenge-A380, lapho abanye asebevele bebhejela kuzo.
Izindiza ezinkulu bezingeke zikuxazulule ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, nakuba zinganciphisa ukungcoliswa kwendawo. Iphuzu ukuthi sitshelwe ukuthi iHeathrow igcwele uma kungenjalo. Lolo hlobo lokuhlanekezela luphakamisa ukuthi i-DfT isiyekile ukusebenza njengengalo kahulumeni futhi isiyingxenye nje ye-BAA.
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