Kuso sonke isabelomali sebutho esingu-€10.000, kukhishwa amathani angu-1,3 we-CO2e

nguMartin Auer

Ngokwezilinganiso ze-Conflict and Environment Observatory, ukukhishwa kwezempi kwaminyaka yonke kwe-EU (kusukela ngo-2019) kungamathani ayizigidi ezingama-24,83 we-CO2e.1.Izindleko zezempi ze-EU bezingu-EUR 2019 bhiliyoni ngo-186, okungu-1,4% wesamba somphumela wezomnotho we-EU (GDP)2.

Ngakho-ke i-EUR 10.000 yezindleko zezempi e-Europe ikhiqiza amathani angu-1,3 we-CO2e. 

Uma i-Austria inciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwezempi, njengoba uNehammer afuna ngoMashi3ukuya ku-1% we-GDP, okusho ukuthi isuka ku-EUR 2,7 iye ku-4,4 billion, lokhu kusho ukwanda kwezikhithi zezempi zamathani angu-226.100. Lokho kungaba ukwanda kwenani elikhishwayo lase-Austrian (2021: 78,4 million t CO2e4) okungenani ngo-0,3%. Kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi lawa ma-EUR 1,7 billion ashoda ngezinye izinjongo ezifana nezemfundo, uhlelo lwezempilo noma izimpesheni. 

Kodwa akukhona nje mayelana nokukhishwa kwamasosha ase-Austrian. Izwe elingathathi hlangothi njenge-Austria kufanele linqobe inkambiso yomhlaba wonke ekulweni kabusha kwezikhali futhi libe isibonelo. Ingakwenza lokho ngaphezu kwakho konke njengelungu le-European Union. Uma amazwe e-EU, njengoba uNobhala Jikelele we-NATO Stoltenberg efuna5, ukwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwabo kwezempi kusuka ku-1,4% yamanje ye-GDP kuya ku-2% we-GDP, okungukuthi ngengxenye yesithathu, khona-ke ukukhishwa kwezempi kungalindeleka ukuthi kukhuphuke ngamathani ayizigidi ezingu-10,6 we-CO2e. 

UStuart Parkinson weScientists for Global Responsibility ulinganisela isabelo samasosha sokukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya emhlabeni ku-5%, sikhuphuke safinyelela ku-6% eminyakeni yezimpi ezinkulu.6.Lokho kukodwa kukhombisa ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwehliswa kwezikhali emhlabeni wonke ekuphileni okusimeme emhlabeni. Ngoba ngaphandle kokukhishwa kwegesi okulimaza isimo sezulu, amasosha adla inqwaba yezinsiza zabantu nezinto ezibonakalayo ezintulekayo ngenjongo yokwakha, futhi uma kwenzeka impi zibangela ukufa, ukucekelwa phansi nokungcoliswa kwemvelo ngokushesha okukhulu. Futhi kunokwesaba ukuthi inkambiso yamanje ebheke ekuthuthukisweni izophazamisa kakhulu imizamo yokunciphisa intuthu engcolisayo emhlabeni.

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1https://ceobs.org/the-eu-military-sectors-carbon-footprint/

2https://eda.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/2021/01/28/european-defence-spending-hit-new-high-in-2019

3https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000133851911/nehammer-will-verteidigungsausgaben-auf-ein-prozent-des-bip-steigern

4https://wegccloud.uni-graz.at/s/65GyKoKtq3zeRea

5https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/07/20/how-european-countries-stand-on-2-of-gdp-defence-spending

6https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/carbon-boot-print-military-0