UCeba waseBrighton ubongoza urhulumente ophakathi ukuba abe namabhongo ngakumbi kwiMigaqo-nkqubo yabo ye-Zero kunye nokuhanjiswa

UBrighton ubonise umnqweno wabo njenge umphakathi ukuba ube yi-carbon-neutral emzini Ngowama-2030. Benze imitsi ebonakalayo edabini ukuya I-Net-Zero, iba yi ikhokela isixeko sase-UK Net-Zero.

IBhunga leSixeko saseBrighton liyakholelwa ukuba baya kufezekisa kuphela iinjongo zabo zokungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni xa onke amashishini esixeko, imibutho, uluntu, abahlali kunye neendwendwe zisebenza kunye. 

Ngaphandle koncedo olongezelelekileyo oluvela koorhulumente basekhaya kunye nokazwelonke, baya kusokola ukufikelela ekujoliswe kuko kokukhutshwa kwekhabhoni eyiqanda ngo-2030.

Kuye kwacaca ukuba oorhulumente basekhaya kunye nokazwelonke kufuneka bahambelane imizi njengomnqweno kaBrighton ukuba utshintsho lokwenyani luza kwenzeka.

Isixeko esingaselwandle saseBrighton sisendleleni eya ekubeni sisixeko sokuqala sase-UK ukuba singathathi hlangothi.

Nangona kunjalo uceba wendawo, uSamer Bagaeen onemvelaphi kwi indawo eyakhelweyo, ikholelwa ukuba ukuphumeza i-Net-Zero ekugqibeleni kwehla kwinto eyenziwa ngoorhulumente basekhaya kunye namabhunga ezidolophini.

Uluvo oludumileyo lukaCeba uSamer Bagaeen lolokuba oorhulumente basekhaya nabesizwe kufuneka babe namabhongo ngakumbi kwimigaqo-nkqubo yabo, ukwenza ukufezekiswa kweNet-Zero kwenzeke kwizixeko ezinjengeBrighton.

Ngo dliwano ndlebe Amazwi Akhayo, uCeba uSamer Bagaeen uthe:

"Senza izinto ezincinci apha naphaya kodwa uyayazi into, ndicinga ukuba kufuneka sibe namabhongo ngakumbi kwizinto esinokuzinyusa."

UCeba uSamer Bagaeen ukholelwa ukuba wonke umntu kufuneka asebenzisane kuwo onke amacandelo oshishino nakuzo zonke iindawo zoluntu ukuphumeza i-Net-Zero. Unembono yokuba asikho phezulu kumdlalo wethu xa kufikwa kwintsebenziswano kwaye okungakumbi kunokwenziwa ngumntu wonke kuquka noorhulumente basekhaya kunye nokazwelonke ukwenza umzamo ohlangeneyo. Ukholelwa ukuba oorhulumente abaninzi kufuneka bazimase iminyhadala yepropathi yendawo efana neFootprint+ ukubonisa ukuba bazimisele ngokufuna ukunceda imo iyatshintsha ngxakeko.

Uceba uSamer Bagaeen uthe:

“Udinga urhulumente wasekhaya ukuba anyuse isantya, ufuna oobhanki baphume, ufuna urhulumente ophakathi ukuba abe namabhongo ngakumbi kwimigaqo-nkqubo yabo kunye nonikezelo. Ngoko ke yinzame ezihlangeneyo.”

Akukho mntu ungenangqondo kwaye wonke umntu uyayiqonda into yokuba kukho imiqobo ecacileyo yokuba kungakanani na okwenziwa ngurhulumente wasekhaya nowesizwe, eyona inkulu yimali.

Kulinganiselwa ukuba ukulungiswa kwakhona zonke izitokhwe zokwakha zezinye izixeko, zinokuxabisa iibhiliyoni zeeponti. Noko ke, oku akuyomfuneko ukuba kujongwe kuphela njengomqobo.

Uceba uSamer Bagaeen uthe:

“Ku (imali) ixabisa umqobo kunye nethuba.”

Abanye ooceba banombono ofanayo wokuba oorhulumente basekhaya kunye nokazwelonke kufuneka benze okungakumbi ukubonisa inkxaso kwizixeko ezifana neBrighton ezisendleleni yokufezekisa iNet-Zero.

Uceba Phelim MacCafferty, okwangu Inkokeli yeBhunga leSixeko saseBrighton & Hove, uxelele inkomfa ekhethekileyo:

“Sifuna iinkokeli zopolitiko ezisebenzisanayo kumanqanaba kazwelonke nakwamanye amazwe ukunika iplanethi yethu kunye neyethu i-ikhosistim ithuba lokulwa.” 

Ixesha ngokucacileyo alikho kwicala lethu xa kuziwa kwimeko kaxakeka yokutshintsha kwemozulu.

Inyathelo elikhawulezileyo liyafuneka ukuze kukhuseleke ikamva elisempilweni lezizukulwana ezizayo. Nangona kunjalo, iya isiya icaca into yokuba imeko engxamisekileyo yokutshintsha kwemozulu ayikho phambili kwiingqondo zikarhulumente. Kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwakutsha nje lwase-UK kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ukukhankanywa kwemeko engxamisekileyo yokutshintsha kwemozulu akuzange kuviwe ndawo.

UCaroline Lucas, iPalamente yeBrighton Pavilion Ubhale kuTwitter impendulo yakhe kwintetho yeNgqonyela:

“Ngaphezu kweyure emi ngeenyawo kunye ‘nemozulu’ ayizange idlule nemilebe yeNgqonyela. Ndidiniwe.” 

Abantu abaninzi babone uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali njengethuba lokuba urhulumente abonelele ngenkxaso-mali kwaye enze nemigaqo-nkqubo yabo ye-Net-Zero.

Nangona kunjalo, ingqwalasela karhulumente yayikwezinye izifundo ezifana impilo yoluntu inkxaso-mali kunye nokunciphisa irhafu. Bakhetha ukungcwaba intloko entlabathini xa kufikwa kwimeko kaxakeka yokutshintsha kwemozulu.

Olu hlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwalumalunga nonyaka odlulileyo kwaye nanamhlanje akukho nto itshintshileyo kumabhongo karhulumente kunye nokuziswa kwemigaqo-nkqubo ye-Net-Zero.

Kucacile ukuba oorhulumente basekhaya kunye nokazwelonke kufuneka banike izixeko ezifana neBrighton izixhobo ezingaphezulu kunye nenkxaso ukuze bakwazi ukuguqula umnqweno wabo ube yinguqu yokwenyani kwaye benze amanyathelo angakumbi ekungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni.

Isixeko saseBrighton siyayenza eyaso indima, ngoku oorhulumente basekhaya kunye nabaphakathi kufuneka baphakame benze ezabo. Kwakhona sinokubona ukuba ukusebenzisana ngundoqo ekufezekiseni ikamva le-Net-Zero.