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INQUBO YOKUPHILA

NJENGOBA, izinkampani zezikhali zase-US zinikeza izikhali ezibulalayo ezinkampanini eziningi ezihlukumezayo emhlabeni wonke [1], kanye nezinkampani zikaCharlottesville njengamanje zinemali yomphakathi efaka imali ku-Boeing no-Honeywell, abahlinzeka ngokuyinhloko empini enyantisayo yaseSaudi Arabia kubantu baseYemen;

NJENGOBA-ke, ukuphathwa kwezepolitiki okwamanje kuveze ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu ukuxolisa, kuhanjiswe ukuhoxisa i-US ekuvumelaneni kwesimo sezulu emhlabeni wonke, ukuzama ukucindezela isayensi yezesimo sezulu, futhi kusetshenziselwa ukuqinisa ukukhiqizwa nokusetshenziswa kwamafutha asetshenziselwa ukufudumala, ngakho-ke umthwalo owela phansi emadolobheni, esifundazweni, nasezifundeni zombuso ukuba athathe ubuholi bezulu ngesimo sezenhlalakahle zabo kanye nempilo yezindawo zendawo kanye nesifunda;

NJENGOBA, ukulwa kwezempi kungumthelela omkhulu ekuguqweni kwesimo sezulu [2], futhi uMkhandlu waseCharlottesville unxuse i-US Congress ukuba itshale imali encane empini kanye nokuvikela izidingo zomuntu nezemvelo [3];

NJENGOBA, ukutshala izimali kweDolobha likaCharlottesville kufanele kufanekise izinguquko eziye zancenga kwiCongress;

NJENGOBA, ukuqhubekela phambili kwenkambo yamanje yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuzobangela ukuphakama kwamazinga okushisa kwe-4.5ºF nge-2050, futhi kubiza umnotho wezwe u-$ 32 dollar [4];

NJENGOBA, isilinganiso seminyaka emihlanu yokushisa eVirginia saqala ukunyuka okuphawulekayo futhi okuqhubekayo kuma-1970 okuqala, okuphuma ku-54.6 degrees Fahrenheit kuze kufike ku-56.2 degrees F ku-2012, kanti indawo yasePiedmont ibone ukushisa kuphakama ngesilinganiso se-0.53 degrees F iminyaka eyishumi, lapho izinga laseVirginia lizoshisa njengeNingizimu Carolina nge-2050 futhi njengaseNorth Florida nge-2100 [5];

NJENGOBA, izomnotho eYunivesithi yaseMassachusetts e-Amherst ziye zafakazela ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezempi kuyisimo sezomnotho kunesimiso sokudalwa kwemisebenzi, nokuthi ukutshalwa kwemali kwamanye imikhakha kuzuzisa ngokwezomnotho [6];

NJENGOBA, ukufundwa kwe-satellites kubonisa ukuthi amatafula amanzi awela emhlabeni wonke, futhi ngaphezulu kweyodwa kwezifunda ezintathu e-United States ingabhekana nengozi "ephezulu" noma "eyedlulele" yokuntuleka kwamanzi ngenxa yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu phakathi nekhulu le-21, kanti Amaphesenti ayishumi angaphezu kwezibalo ze-3,100 angabhekana "nobungozi" bokuntuleka kwamanzi ahlanzekile [7];

NJENGOBA, izimpi zivame ukulwa nezikhali zase-US ezisetshenziswa yizinhlangothi zombili [8];

NJENGOBA, amaza okushisa abangela ukufa okunye e-United States kunezinye izenzakalo zezulu (iziphepho, izikhukhula, umbani, amabhilididi, ama-tornados, njll.) Kuhlangene futhi ngokuphawulekayo kunabo bonke abafayo kusuka ebuphekula, kanye nabantu abacatshangelwa ukuthi yi-150 e-United States uzofa ngokushisa okukhulu njalo ngosuku lwehlobo ngo-2040, cishe nokufa okuhlobene nokushisa kwe-30,000 minyaka yonke [9];

NJENGOBA, uhulumeni wasekhaya otshala izimali ezinkampanini ezikhiqiza izikhali zempi ukusekela ngokugcwele ukusetshenziswa kwemali yezempi kulezi zinkampani ezifanayo, eziningi zazo zixhomeke kuhulumeni kahulumeni njengomthengi wazo oyinhloko;

NJENGOBA, phakathi kwe-1948 ne-2006 "imicimbi yokwehliswa ngokweqile" yanda i-25% eVirginia, nemithelela emibi kwezolimo, umkhuba obikezelwe ukuqhubeka [10], kanye nezinga lomhlaba jikelele kulindeleke ukuba liphakame okungenani okungamamitha amabili ekupheleni yekhulu leminyaka, ngokukhuphuka ogwini lwaseVirginia phakathi kwezwe elisheshayo emhlabeni wonke [11];

NJENGOBA, izinkampani zezikhali uCharlottesville angazifaka ekutshaleni izimali ezilethwe eCharlottesville ngo-Agasti 2017;

NJENGOBA, ukukhishwa kwamafutha okudaka amafutha kufanele kukhunjwe ngu-45% ngo-2030 futhi ku-zero yi-2050 ukuze ubambe ukufudumala kumgomo we-2.7 ºF (1.5 ºC) okubhekiswe ku-Paris Agreement [12];

NJENGOBA, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyisongo esibi empilweni, ukuphepha nenhlalakahle yabantu baseCharlottesville, kanti i-American Academy of Pediatrics isixwayise ukuthi ushintsho lwezulu luyingozi empilweni yabantu nokuphepha, kanti izingane zibhekene nengozi ngokukhethekile, futhi zibiza ukuhluleka ukuthatha isinyathelo esisheshayo, isenzo sokungabi nabulungisa kuzo zonke izingane "[13];

NJENGOBA, izinga lokudubula kwabantu abaningi e-United States liphakeme kunoma yikuphi emhlabeni othuthukile, njengoba abakhiqizi bezibhamu abaqhubekayo beqhubeka nokuvuna inzuzo enkulu ekukhuculweni kwegazi okungadingeki ukuthi sizitshale imali engama-dollar kahulumeni;

NJENGOBA, imikhuba yokutshalwa kweMasipala ingase iphikisana nokuzibophezela komuzi ekulinganeni nasebulungiseni;

Kungani lokhu kubalulekile?

Futhi NJENGOBA, abantu abaningi baye bacela uMkhandlu ukuthatha isinyathelo esilandelayo [14];

NAMUHLA, NGAPHAMBILI, KUKHOLWA, ukuthi uMkhandlu wemizi usememezela ukuphikisa kwawo ekutshalweni kwezimali zeMasipala kunoma yiziphi izinhlangano ezithintekayo ekwakhiweni kwamafutha noma ukukhiqizwa noma ukuthuthukiswa kwezikhali nezinhlelo zezikhali, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zivamile noma zenyukliya, futhi zifaka phakathi ukwakhiwa kwezandla zomphakathi, futhi unquma ukuthi kuyoba inqubomgomo yoMkhandlu ukuhlukanisa kusuka ezinhlanganweni ezinjalo; futhi

KUKHOLWA KANYE, ukuthi uMkhandlu Wedolobha uqondisa noma yimuphi umuntu kanye nabantu abenza egameni lomsebenzi wokutshala izimali eMadolobheni ukuphoqelela izinhlinzeko zalesi Sinqumo; futhi

KUKHULUMELE KANYE, ukuthi lesi Sinqumo sizobophezela inqubomgomo yoMkhandludolobha futhi sizosebenza ngokugcwele emva kokutholwa nguMkhandlu Wesixeko.

I-1. I-Rich Whitney, i-Truthout, i-Sept. 23, i-2017, "I-US inikeza Usizo Lwezempi kumaphesenti angu-73 wezombusazwe zomhlaba" https://truthout.org/articles/us-provides-military-assistance-to-73-percent-of-world-s-dictatorships/

2. World BEYOND War, "Impi isongela indawo yethu," https://worldbeyondwar.org/environment

3. World BEYOND War, "Umuzi waseCharlottesville usuxazulule isinqumo sokucela isikhalazo ukuba sikhokhe izidingo zomuntu nezemvelo, hhayi ukukhuliswa kwezempi, ngo-Mashi 20, 2017, https://worldbeyondwar.org/city-charlottesville-passes-resolution-asking-congress-fund-human-environmental-needs-not-military-expansion

I-4. "Ukuphishekela i-1.5 ° C Umkhawulo: Izinzuzo namathuba," yi-

Uhlelo lweZizwe Ezihlangene Lokuthuthukiswa, uNom 16, 2016. http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/climate-and-disaster-resilience-/pursuing-the-1-5c-limit—benefits-and-opportunities.html

I-5. UStephen Nash, Virginia I-Climate Fever: Ukuthi Ukufudumala Kwezizwe Kuzotjhugulula Amadolobha Athu, Ama-Shorelines namaHlathi, i-University of Virginia Press, i-2017. https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/4501

I-6. I-Institute of Economy Research Institute, "I-US Employment Effects Yezempi Nezidingo Zomphakathi Eziphambili: Ukuvuselelwa kwe-2011," https://www.peri.umass.edu/publication/item/449-the-u-s-employment-effects-of-military-and-domestic-spending-priorities-2011-update

I-7. "Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kungandisa ingozi yokuntuleka kwamanzi emakhulwini amakhulu e-US ngo-2050," https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120215143003.htm

I-8. Izibonelo zihlanganisa izimpi zase-US eSiriya (https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-cia-pentagon-isis-20160327-story.html ), Iraq (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/isis-weapons-arsenal-included-some-purchased-u-s-government-n829201 ), Libya (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/world/africa/weapons-sent-to-libyan-rebels-with-us-approval-fell-into-islamist-hands.html ), impi ye-Iran-Iraq (http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-18/news/mn-8000_1_gulf-war ), impi yezidakamizwa yaseMexico (https://fas.org/asmp/library/publications/us-mexico.htm ), IMpi Yezwe II (https://www.amazon.com/Trading-Enemy-Charles-Higham/dp/0760700095/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1463760561&sr=1-1&keywords=Trading+with+the+enemy ) nabanye abaningi.

I-9. "Amadolobha ethu aqala ukushisa-nabantu ababulalayo," u-Alissa Walker, https://www.curbed.com/2018/7/6/17539904/heat-wave-extreme-heat-cities-deadly

I-10. I-Nash, op. cit.

I-11. I-RS Nerem, uBD Beckley, JT Fasullo, uBD Hamlington, D. Masters, noGT Mitchum. PNAS February 27, 2018, 115 (9) 2022-2025; ishicilelwe ngaphambi kokuphrinta ngoFebhuwari 12, i-2018 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1717312115https://www.pnas.org/content/115/9/2022

I-12. "Ukufudumala komhlaba kwe-1.5 ° C, Umbiko we-IPCC Special; Isifinyezo sabenzi bezinqubomgomo. "Okthoba 2018. https://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdf

I-13. "Ukuguquka Kwesimo Sezulu Sezulu Nezingane," nguSamantha Ahdoot, uSusan E. Pacheco, kanye noMkhandlu wezeMvelo. I-Pediatrics, Nov 2015, Vol 136 / Issue 5, Umbiko wezobuchwepheshe ovela e-American Academy of Pediatrics. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/136/5/e1468

14. https://diy.rootsaction.org/p/cvilledivest

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