Umkhandlu Wezwe Wokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha (WTTC) kanye ne-United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN Climate Change) bavumelene nge-ajenda efanayo ye-Climate Action in Travel & Tourism, kumenyezelwe namuhla WTTC I-Global Summit e-Buenos Aires, e-Argentina.
Iqaphela isifiso esibekwe yiSivumelwano saseParis sokugcina amazinga okushisa abe ngamadigri angu-2 ngaphezu kwamazinga angaphambi kwemboni, kanye nokubaluleka kwezomnotho Kokuhamba Nezokuvakasha emnothweni womhlaba (10% we-GDP kanye no-1 emisebenzini eyi-10), i-Common Agenda iyabeka. uhlaka lwezinhlangano ezimbili ukuze zibone futhi zibhekane nokuxhumana phakathi kwe-T&T nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Ekhuluma emcimbini obuse-Buenos Aires, u-Patricia Espinosa, uNobhala Omkhulu we-UN Climate Change uthe “Kungokokuqala ukuthi umkhakha we-T&T ubambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo ezingeni lomhlaba jikelele nge-ajenda ye-UN Climate. Siyaqaphela ukuthi i-T&T inendima enkulu okufanele iyibambe ekubhekaneni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Nakuba ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngokwako kubangela ubungozi obukhulu kwezinye izindawo zokuvakasha, ezindaweni eziningi ezisengozini enkulu, ezokuvakasha zingahlinzeka ngamathuba emiphakathini yokwakha amandla okumelana nemithelela yazo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, njengomkhakha okhula ngokushesha, i-T&T inesibopho sokuqinisekisa ukuthi lokhu kukhula kuzinzile futhi kuhlala ngaphakathi kwemingcele ebekwe yiSivumelwano saseParis. Ngimema abadlali kuwo wonke umkhakha ukuthi bahlanganyele nathi ekuqhubekeleni phambili emhlabeni ongathathi hlangothi kwesimo sezulu. Kuyangijabulisa lokho WTTC uzibophezele ekusebenzeni nathi kulesi sifiso.”
UGloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, baphawule “Ukukhula okuzinzile kungenye ye WTTCAmasu abalulekile okubalulekile kanye nokusebenza kwesimo sezulu kuyinsika kulokho. Leli yithuba elikhulu lokuthi umkhakha wethu uzibandakanye ngendlela ephusile ne-ajenda yesimo sezulu somhlaba wonke. Sesiyabona ukuthi ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyithinta kanjani imboni yethu ngezimo zezulu ezimbi kakhulu, ukukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle kanye nokucekelwa phansi kwezinhlobonhlobo zemvelo.
Kunezinhlelo eziningi ezahlukene ezivela ngaphesheya WTTC Ubulungu nangale kwalokho ukuze kuncishiswe umthelela Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu futhi ngale Agenda entsha Evamile ne-UN Climate Change sizoba nenkundla yokuxhumana ngezenzo futhi sizihlanganise ezinhlelweni ezibanzi eziholwa yi-UN Climate Change, sigxile kakhulu. ku-COP24 ezayo ePoland.”
Uma kubhekwa ukubaluleka Kokuhamba Nezokuvakasha emnothweni womhlaba kanye nokuzuzwa kweZinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme (SDGs), kanye nesidingo esikhulayo sokubhekana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngendlela ephusile, WTTC kanye nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kwe-UN kuzosebenza ngokubambisana maqondana nomhlaba ongathathi hlangothi ngenhloso:
1. Ukuxhumana ngesimo nokubaluleka kokuxhumana phakathi kwe-T&T nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu
2. Ukuqwashisa ngegalelo elihle i-T&T engaba nalo ekwakheni ukumelana nesimo sezulu
3. Ukunciphisa umnikelo we-T&T ekuguquguqukeni kwesimo sezulu kanye nokweseka okuhlosiwe kwenani kanye nokwehliswa
WTTC ibambe iqhaza elikhulu ezingxoxweni zokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kusukela ngowezi-2009 lapho uMkhandlu ubeka uhlaka oluphelele lwalo mkhakha futhi wabeka umgomo wokuphokophela ekunciphiseni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngenani elingekho ngaphansi kwama-50% ngo-2035 nomgomo wesikhashana wama-30% ngo-2020 umbiko wokulandela owakhishwa ngo-2015.
Chris Nassetta, WTTC Usihlalo kanye no-CEO we-Hilton wengeze ngokuthi “Siyakubona ukusebenza kahle kwemboni yethu phakathi ne-Golden Age of Travel kuncike emhlabeni ongasekela futhi usimamise ukukhula kwethu. Ukwakha ukuvumelana kwesayensi yomhlaba wonke mayelana nemizamo ye-decarbonisation eyaphuma ku-2015 Paris Climate Agreement and WTTCIsicelo esilandelayo sokuthi inkhulumomphendvulwano mayelana nekhabhoni iphendukele kulokho okuhlosiwe okusekelwe kwisayensi, manje sekuyisikhathi sokuguqula leyo ngxoxo ibe isenzo. NjengoSihlalo we WTTC, ngikhuthaza izinkampani zethu ezingamalungu kanye nemboni ebanzi ukuthi ilandele Isivumelwano Sesimo Sezulu SaseParis futhi ihlanganise izinjongo zaso kulokho okuhlosiwe okusekelwe kwisayensi okusebenzisekayo.”
Esikhathini sami seminyaka emibili njengoSihlalo we WTTC Ngingathanda ukubona umkhakha weqa umgomo wawo wama-30% ngo-2020 futhi ukwenza lokho, uzosebenzisana WTTC ingalo yocwaningo futhi sabelane ngendlela yethu ye-LightStay yokunciphisa i-carbon kuyo yonke imisebenzi yethu. "
UChris Nassetta ujoyinwe esiteji ngu WTTC IPhini likaSihlalo u-Gary Chapman (uMongameli Wezinkonzo kanye ne-dnata, i-Emirates Group), u-Manfredi Lefebvre (uSihlalo, i-Silversea Cruises), u-Jeff Rutledge (i-CEO, i-AIG Travel), u-Hiromi Tagawa (uSihlalo weBhodi, i-JTB Corp) kanye no-Brett Tollman (Isikhulu Esiyinhloko , Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha).
