Ukulindela Ukuguquka Komhlaba Wonke: Ukwehla Okungaba Khona Kokukhishwa Kwekhabhoni Ngo-2024

Ochwepheshe besimo sezulu banethemba elikhulu ngesikhathi esibalulekile ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu—Unyaka ka-2024 ungase ubone ukuqala kokwehla kokukhishwa kwegesi okuvela emkhakheni wamandla. Lokhu kuhambisana nezibikezelo zangaphambilini ze-International Energy Agency (IEA), ecabanga ngesinyathelo esibalulekile ekunciphiseni ukukhishwa kwegesi maphakathi nawo-2020.

Cishe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zokukhishwa kwegesi ebanga ukushisa emhlabeni wonke zivela emkhakheni wamandla, okwenza ukwehla kube yinto ebalulekile ekufinyeleleni ukukhishwa kwegesi okungenayo i-net-zero ngo-2050. Lo mgomo obalulekile, owamukelwe yi-United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, uthathwa njengobalulekile ukunciphisa ukwenyuka kwezinga lokushisa kube yi-1.5 degrees Celsius nokugwema imiphumela emibi kakhulu yenkinga yesimo sezulu.

Umbuzo Wokuthi “Isikhathi Eside Kangakanani”

Nakuba i-World Energy Outlook ka-2023 ye-IEA iphakamisa inani eliphakeme lokukhishwa kwegesi okuhlobene namandla “ngo-2025,” ukuhlaziywa yi-Carbon Brief kusikisela inani eliphakeme langaphambilini ngo-2023. Lesi sikhathi esisheshayo sibangelwa yinkinga yamandla eyabangelwa ukuhlasela kweRussia e-Ukraine.

UFatih Birol, umqondisi omkhulu we-IEA, ugcizelela ukuthi umbuzo awusiwo othi “uma” kodwa uthi “kuzoba nini isikhathi eside” ukukhishwa kwegesi, okugcizelela ukuphuthuma kwalolu daba.

Ngokuphambene nokukhathazeka, ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa ikhabhoni ephansi buzodlala indima ebalulekile. Ukuhlaziywa kwe-Carbon Brief kubikezela ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwamalahle, uwoyela, kanye negesi kuzofika esicongweni ngo-2030, okubangelwa ukukhula "okungenakuvinjelwa" kwalezi zobuchwepheshe.

Amandla Avuselelekayo eShayina

IShayina, njengenkampani ekhipha ikhabhoni enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, yenza intuthuko ebalulekile ekukhuthazeni ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa ikhabhoni ephansi, okunegalelo ekwehleni komnotho wamafutha asetshenziswa kudala. Naphezu kokuvuma iziteshi ezintsha zamandla ezisebenzisa amalahle ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zamandla, inhlolovo yakamuva eyenziwe yi-Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) iphakamisa ukuthi ukukhishwa kwegesi eShayina kungase kufinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu ngo-2030.

Ukuzibophezela kweShayina ekwenyuseni amandla avuselelekayo kathathu ngo-2030, njengengxenye yohlelo lomhlaba wonke olunabanye abasayine abangu-117, kubonisa ushintsho olukhulu. ULauri Myllyvirta we-CREA uphakamisa ukuthi ukukhishwa kwegesi eChina kungase kungene “ekwehleni kwesakhiwo” kusukela ngo-2024 njengoba ukukhishwa kwamandla kabusha kugcwalisa isidingo samandla amasha.

Unyaka Oshisayo Kakhulu

Uma sicabanga ngonyaka oshisa kakhulu owaqoshwa ngoJulayi 2023, amazinga okushisa aphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni engu-120,000, ochwepheshe banxusa isinyathelo esiphuthumayo somhlaba wonke. I-World Meteorological Organisation ixwayisa ngokuthi isimo sezulu esibi kakhulu sibangela ukubhujiswa nokuphelelwa yithemba, igcizelela isidingo semizamo esheshayo nephelele yokulwa nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.