Namhlanje i-United States iphinda ijoyina iSivumelwano saseParis, ukuzinikela kwehlabathi ukulwa nokutshintsha kwemozulu ngezenzo zelizwe kunye nentsebenziswano yamazwe ngamazwe. Oko kuyakushiya kuphela izizwe ezisixhenxe ze-197 ezingeyonxalenye yesi sivumelwano. Ukushiya iSivumelwano saseParis, apho i-US ijoyine kwi-2016, yayiyinxenye, ukungaphumeleli ukuqaphela ukuba iindleko kunye nemiphumo yokungasebenzi iya kudlula kakhulu iindleko zokujongana nokutshintsha kwemozulu. Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba sibuyela kwisiVumelwano sinolwazi olungcono kwaye sixhotyiselwe ukwenza utshintsho oluyimfuneko kunokuba besinjalo ngaphambili.

Ngelixa ukuphazamiseka komntu kwimozulu kuyeyona isoyikiso kulwandlekazi, ulwandle lukwalelona qabane lethu libalaseleyo kumlo ochasene nokutshintsha kwemozulu. Ke, masiqalise ukusebenza ukubuyisela amandla olwandle okufunxa nokugcina ikhabhoni. Masakhe amandla esizwe ngasinye esiselunxwemeni neseziqithini ukuze sibeke iliso size siyile izisombululo zamanzi elizwe labo. Masibuyisele amadlelo engca yolwandle, imigxobhozo yetyuwa, namahlathi eengrove size ngokwenjenjalo sikhusele amanxweme ngokuthomalalisa izaqhwithi. Masidale imisebenzi kunye namathuba amatsha emali malunga nezisombululo ezinjalo ezisekelwe kwindalo. Masilandele amandla ahlaziyekayo aselwandle. Kwangaxeshanye, masiyeke ukuhambisa ngenqanawa, sinciphise ukukhutshwa kwezithuthi eziselwandle kunye nokubandakanya ubuchwepheshe obutsha ukwenza ukuhanjiswa kwenqanawa kusebenze ngakumbi.

Umsebenzi ofunekayo ukufezekisa iinjongo zeSivumelwano saseParis uya kuqhubeka nokuba i-US iyinxalenye yesiVumelwano-kodwa sinethuba lokusebenzisa isakhelo sayo ukuqhubela phambili iinjongo zethu ezihlangeneyo. Ukubuyisela impilo yolwandle kunye nobuninzi kuyimpumelelo, isicwangciso esilinganayo sokunciphisa imiphumo emibi kakhulu yokutshintsha kwemozulu kunye nokuxhasa bonke ubomi bolwandle-ngenzuzo yabo bonke abantu.

UMark J. Spalding egameni le-Ocean Foundation