Njengoba isimo sethu sezulu sezulu sibhekene nokukhuphuka kobaleki kanye nezinhlekelele zemvelo, uhulumeni usaqhubeka nokuchitha imali engenzi lutho, ukulondeka kwempi yendabuko.
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Umbutho wethu wezempi ubiza ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu "njengosongo oluphuthumayo nolukhulayo ekuphepheni kwethu kwezwe, okufaka isandla ekwandeni kwezinhlekelele zemvelo, ukugeleza kwababaleki, kanye nezingxabano ngemithombo eyisisekelo njengokudla namanzi."
Futhi kule nyanga ukuphathwa kuka-Obama kwamemezela isu eliphelele lokufaka ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuhlelo lwethu lokuphepha kazwelonke. Kodwa kwakungekho okushiwo ngemali: kungakanani lokhu okungabiza noma lapho imali ezovela khona.
Ngenyanga ezayo, sizokwazi ukuthi sizoba yini nesenqaba isimo sezulu noma ummeli wesenzo sezulu e-White House, neCongress ingaqhubeka nokumelana noma ukulungele ukubhekana nalolu songo. Bazodinga ukwazi ukuthi yini esiyisebenzisayo njengamanje njengesisekelo senkulumompikiswano ngalokho esidinga ukukusebenzisa. Eduze komthethonqubo, imali iyithuluzi eliyisihluthulelo uhulumeni okufanele ashukumise ukwehliswa kwe-CO2 emkhathini.
Kodwa uhulumeni wesifundazwe akazange akhiqize isabelomali sokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kusukela ngo-2013. Okwamanje, sisesikhungweni esimhlophe senkinga yababaleki eSyria. Futhi yize izimo eziholele kule nhlekelele zibekwe yi-geopolitics kanye nezepolitiki zangaphakathi, esinye sezomiso eseside kakhulu emlandweni esahlasela izwe kusukela ngo-2006 kuya ku-2010 naso sabamba iqhaza elikhulu.
Ngakho-ke i-Institute for Policy Studies iyangenelela ukuvala igebe. Umbiko omusha we-IPS, “Ukulwa nokulwa kwesimo sezulu: Izabhajethi zeMpi NezoKwaZulu-Natali ziqhathaniswa, ”Inikeza isabelomali esinembe kunazo zonke sokushintsha kwesimo sezulu esikhona njengamanje, sidweba imininingwane kuma-ejensi amaningi. Kukhombisa ukuthi yize abaphathi baka-Obama bekwazile ukukhulisa ukusetshenziswa kwemali okuguquguqukayo kwesimo sezulu cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili ngonyaka kusukela ngo-2, utshalomali oluningi olulinganayo nosongo lwenkinga yesimo sezulu luvaliwe.
Ngemuva kwalokho lo mbiko ubheka ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwemali kulokhu "kusongelwa ukusongela" kubekelela kanjani kwisabelomali sethu sezokuphepha, uma kuqhathaniswa nokuchitha ezintweni zendabuko zamasosha. Kuvela ukuthi ukusebenzisa i-ounce eyisaga ekuvikeleni ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyo yonke iphawundi yokwelashwa kwezempi, okungukuthi, idola kuwo wonke ama-dollar ayi-16 asetshenziselwe ezempi empeleni kungaba yintuthuko. Isilinganiso samanje ngu-1: 28. Imali eningi ephindwe ka-XNUMX iya emasosheni ezodingeka ibhekane nemiphumela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ngamanye amazwi, mayelana nokutshalwa kwezimali ekunqandeni lokhu "kusongela okuphuthumayo nokukhulayo" ukuthi kungabi kubi kakhulu.
Kubuye kubhekwe nokuthi irekhodi lethu lihambisana kanjani nesitha sethu, iChina. I-China, manje, seyidonsele phambili i-US "njengomholi" womhlaba ekukhishweni okuphelele njengamanje. Kepha ibuye ichithe cishe isikhathi esisodwa nohhafu lokho okusetshenziswa yi-US ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu - ngokusho hhayi ngezibalo zaseChina uqobo, kepha ngemininingwane ye-UN. Khonamanjalo, i-US ichitha izikhathi ezingaphezu kwezimbili nohhafu ezichithwa yiChina embuthweni wayo wezempi. Ngakho-ke maqondana nezindleko zomphakathi, isabelomali esiphelele saseChina sishaya ibhalansi elingcono ngokusobala phakathi kwezindleko zamasosha nesimo sezulu - esisondela eduze ubukhulu besongo lokuphepha olubangelwa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Ukufakwa kabusha kwe-IPS kwesabelomali sezokuphepha kuzofeza indima ye-US ekubambeni ukufudumala komhlaba kube ngu-2 degrees centigrade - okuyizinga ososayensi bezulu abathi liyadingeka ukuvimbela ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu okuyinhlekelele. Igunyaza amashifu anjengokuthatha imali esetshenziswayo njengamanje kuhlelo oluthe xaxa lomkhumbi we-cruise missile olungasebenzi, futhi ulusebenzise ukufaka amakhilogremu ayizigidi eziyi-11.5 wamapaneli elanga ezakhiweni, ugcine amathani angama-210,000 we-CO2 emoyeni minyaka yonke.
Lesi yisimo sethu sokuthi: Njengoba izinga lokushisa lomhlaba lishaya irekhodi elilodwa ngemva komunye, eLouanaana libhekene nezikhukhula, amazwe amaningi ahluphekile futhi eCalifornia ibhekene nokuntuleka kwamanzi okuqhubekayo, ukuqhuma kweCongress mayelana nokuxhaswa kwezimali okuzoqhubeka kuqhubeka. Ososayensi besimo sezulu baxwayisa ukuthi, njengaseSiriya, ngaphandle kokuba i-global generator gas buildup ishintshwe, i-US ingaba engozini yokuphikisana ngezinsiza eziyisisekelo ezifana nokudla namanzi.
Phakathi naleso sikhathi, izinhlelo zokuchitha i-$ 1 trillion ukuvuselela zonke izinto zethu zenyukliya zihlala zikhona, futhi izindleko ezenzelwe uhlelo lwe-F-35 fighter jet engasebenziyo ziyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka kuka $ 1.4 trillion. Ngaphandle kokuba sithinte ngokungathí sina imali, ama-alamu avela kuwo wonke amazwe mayelana nezingozi zokuphepha kwesimo sezulu azongena.
I-athikili itholwe ekuqaleni ezindabeni zase-US: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-10-05/the-military-names-climate-change-an-urgent-threat-but-wheres-the-money
