I-Ocean Climate Nexus

Namuhla i-United States iphinda ijoyina iSivumelwano saseParis, ukuzibophezela komhlaba wonke ukulwa nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngezenzo zikazwelonke nezokubambisana zamazwe ngamazwe. Lokho kuzoshiya kuphela amazwe ayisikhombisa kwa-197 angahlangene nesivumelwano. Ukushiya Isivumelwano SaseParis, i-US eyasijoyina ngo-2016, ngokwengxenye, kwaba ukwehluleka ukuqaphela ukuthi izindleko nemiphumela yokungasebenzi kuzodlula kude izindleko zokubhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi sibuyela kuSivumelwano sazi kangcono futhi sikuhlomele ukwenza izinguquko ezidingekayo kunangaphambili.

Nakuba ukuphazamiseka komuntu kwesimo sezulu kuwusongo olukhulu olwandle, ulwandle luphinde lube umsizi wethu omkhulu ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Ngakho-ke, ake siqale ukusebenzela ukubuyisela amandla olwandle okumunca nokugcina ikhabhoni. Ake sakhe amandla azo zonke izizwe ezisogwini neziqhingi ukuqapha nokuklama izixazululo zamanzi ezwe lawo. Masibuyisele izimfunda zotshani basolwandle, amaxhaphozi anosawoti, namahlathi omhlume futhi ngokwenza kanjalo sivikele ugu ngokunciphisa iziphepho ezinamandla. Masidale amathuba emisebenzi kanye namathuba amasha ezezimali mayelana nezixazululo ezinjalo ezisekelwe emvelweni. Asiphishekele amandla avuselelekayo asuselwe olwandle. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, masinciphise ukuthunyelwa kwe-carbon, sinciphise ukukhishwa kwezinto zokuhamba ezisekelwe olwandle futhi sihlanganyele nobuchwepheshe obusha ukuze senze ukuthunyelwa kusebenze kahle.

Umsebenzi odingekayo ukuze kuzuzwe imigomo Yesivumelwano SaseParis uzoqhubeka noma ngabe i-US iyingxenye yeSivumelwano noma cha—kodwa sinethuba lokusebenzisa uhlaka lwayo ukuze siqhubekisele phambili imigomo yethu esiyiqoqo. Ukubuyisela impilo yolwandle nokuchichima kuyisu eliwinayo, elilinganayo lokunciphisa imiphumela emibi kakhulu yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokusekela zonke izimpilo zasolwandle—ukuze kuzuze sonke isintu.

U-Mark J. Spalding egameni le-The Ocean Foundation