IGreenpeace e-Austria, kanye namanye amahhovisi ezwe ayisikhombisa eGreenpeace, namuhla bafake icala ngokumelene neKhomishini ye-EU. Inhlangano evikela imvelo ikhononda ku-European Court of Justice e-Luxembourg ngokuthi izimboni zamandla kagesi alimaza isimo sezulu kanye nezikhungo zamandla enyukliya eziyingozi zingamenyezelwa njengezimali ezisimeme. “Inuzi negesi akukwazi ukusimama. Ngokunxuswa kwemboni yokwamukela izivakashi, iKhomishini ye-EU ifuna ukuthengisa inkinga esinamashumi eminyaka njengesixazululo, kodwa iGreenpeace ilufaka enkantolo lolu daba,” kusho uLisa Panhuber, okhulumela iGreenpeace e-Austria. “Ukufaka imali ezimbonini okwasiholela enkingeni yemvelo nesimo sezulu kwasekuqaleni kuyinhlekelele. Zonke izimali ezitholakalayo kufanele zigelezele emandleni avuselelekayo, ukulungiswa kabusha, imiqondo emisha yokuhamba kanye nomnotho oyindilinga onciphile ngendlela ehambisana nenhlalo nemvelo.”
I-EU taxonomy ihloselwe ukunika amandla abatshalizimali ukuthi bahlukanise kangcono imikhiqizo yezezimali esimeme ukuze kuqondiswe izimali emikhakheni eqhubekayo, evumelana nesimo sezulu. Kodwa-ke, ngaphansi kwengcindezi evela endaweni yokwamukela igesi neyenuzi, iKhomishana ye-EU inqume ukuthi kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2023 izimboni ezithile zamandla egesi nawenuzi nazo zizobhekwa njengeziluhlaza. Lokhu kungqubuzana kokubili okuphokophelwe ngokomthetho kwe-EU kokuqeda amafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi kanye nemigomo yesimo sezulu saseParis. Ukwengeza, kulindelekile ukuthi ukufakwa kwegesi ku-taxonomy kuzosho ukuthi uhlelo lwamandla luzohlala luncike kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi isikhathi eside (umphumela wokukhiya) futhi kuzovimbela ukwanda kwamandla avuselelekayo.
IGreenpeace igxeka ukuthi ukufakwa kwegesi nenuzi ku-taxonomy kunikeza igesi yensalela kanye nezimboni zamandla enuzi ukufinyelela izimali ebezingagelezela emandleni avuselelekayo. Isibonelo, ngemva nje kokwengeza amandla enuzi ku-EU taxonomy ngoJulayi 2022, umkhiqizi wamandla waseFrance i-Electricité de France wamemezela ukuthi uzoxhasa ngezimali ukugcinwa kweziphehlisi zenuzi ezindala nezinakekelwa kabi ngokukhipha amabhondi aluhlaza ahambisana nentela . “Ngokufaka igesi nenuzi ku-taxonomy, iKhomishini ye-EU ithumela uphawu olubulalayo emkhakheni wezezimali wase-Europe futhi ibukela phansi izinhloso zayo zesimo sezulu. Sicela iKhomishana ye-EU ukuthi iwuqede ngokuphelele uMthetho Othunyelwe futhi imise ukushiswa kwegesi yezinto ezimbiwa phansi kanye namandla enuzi ngokushesha,” kusho uLisa Panhuber, okhulumela iGreenpeace Austria.
Photo / Video: U-Annette Stolz.