Arthur Greene
Kulindeleke ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ithole imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-R130 evela emazweni asentshonalanga ukuze ayisize iyeke imboni yamalahle ngemuva kwesivumelwano esiyingqopha-mlando engqungqutheleni yesimo sezulu ye-COP26.
I-UK, i-US, i-France, i-Germany kanye ne-European Union bathembise isamba sezigidigidi eziyi-8.5 zamaRandi esikhathini esiyiminyaka emihlanu ukusiza ukuguqukela amandla aluhlaza avela emithonjeni yemvelo, njengelanga.
INingizimu Afrika njengamanje ingenye yamazwe angcolisa kakhulu emhlabeni, njengoba izizinda zikagesi eziphehlwa ngamalahle ziphehla cishe u-90% kagesi wezwe.
U-Eskom usanda kuqokwa i-Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air njengenkampani engcolisa umhlaba kakhulu.
Ongoti batuse lesi sivumelwano njengesibalulekile, bathi singahlahla indlela yentuthuko efanayo nakwamanye amazwe asathuthuka.
UNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo waseJalimane uchaze lesi sivumelwano “njengehlelo” lamanye amazwe.
UMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa usamukele isivumelwano, wasibiza ngokuthi “umzuzu wenguquko eyingqayizivele” esizweni.
Ugcizelele ukubaluleka “koshintsho olulungile” lokukhipha amalahle ukuze akwazise ukukhathazeka kwamakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu ezweni lonke abasebenza embonini yamalahle.
Ingxenye yohlelo, nokho, ukudala izinkulungwane zemisebenzi emisha yemiphakathi ethembele kule mboni, kanye nokusungula ezinye izimboni ezivuselelekayo.
Lesi sivumelwano, nakuba sibalulekile eNingizimu Afrika, sibonwe njengento ephusile ngabathile engqungqutheleni, ebibanjelwe e-UK.
Bekubanjezelwa ukwehluleka kwabaholi bomhlaba ukuvumelana ngosuku lokuphela kokusetshenziswa kwamalahle emhlabeni jikelele, njengoba amanye amazwe abezimisele ngokwenza lokhu ngesikhathi kuqala izingxoxo ngeSonto.