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Igesi greenwashing namanje kwandile phakathi Austrian energy izinkampani | Umhlaba jikelele 2000

Inhlangano yase-Austrian evikela imvelo i-GLOBAL 2000 ihlole ukuthi izinkampani ezinkulu zase-Austrian zamandla zibhekana kanjani negesi yemvelo futhi yafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi igesi yokuwasha igesi isasakazekile.: “Izinkampani zamandla zase-Austria eziyisikhombisa kweziyishumi nambili zisasebenza ohlotsheni oluthile lokuwasha futhi zichaza ngokungalungile igesi elimaza isimo sezulu njengemithombo yamandla evumelana nemvelo noma zisebenzisa izithombe zemvelo ezinikeza lo mbono. Izinkampani ezintathu zamandla - i-EVN, i-Energie AG ne-TIGAS - zingachazwa njengabavimbeli abanenkani abavimbela ngenkuthalo ukuguqulwa ekushiseni kwegesi. Esikhundleni sokucwebezela phezu kwegesi yemvelo nokuvimbekile, silindele izinhlelo ezicacile zokuqeda nokusekelwa okuvela ezindlini nasezinkampanini ukuze uguquko lwamandla oluya ekunikezeni ukushisa okuhlanzekile nokuphephile luphumelele,” kusho uJohannes Wahlmüller, umkhulumeli wesimo sezulu namandla we-GLOBAL 2000. 

Abavimbeli abanenkani batholakala eLower Austria, Upper Austria naseTyrol
I-EVN, i-Energie AG kanye ne-TIGAS bangabaphikisi abanenkani kakhulu ekushintsheni ekushiseni ngegesi baye kumishini yokushisisa evumelana nesimo sezulu. I-EVN ichaza igesi eyingozi esimweni sezulu ngokuthi "enobungani bemvelo" futhi ifakazelwe ukuthi iphikisana nomthetho wokushisa ovuselelekayo ongaxhumanisa futhi uhlele ukushintshwa kwezinhlelo zokushisisa igesi. Lokho nakuba ku-a Inhlolovo edidiyelwe egunyazwe yi-GLOBAL 2000 U-88% wabantu base-Lower Austrian bafuna uhlelo lokuphuma kwegesi ku-EVN. 

I-TIGAS ichaza igesi njengomthombo wamandla ozoba khona eminye iminyaka engu-200, ngaleyo ndlela ishaya indiva konke okutholwe yisayensi yesimo sezulu okudinga ukuphuma ngokushesha kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi. I-TIGAS manje isiwukuphela kwenkampani yamandla yase-Austrian esekela ngokwezimali ukufakwa kwamaphampu okushisa kwegesi elimaza isimo sezulu namaphampu okushisa kwegesi ngama-euro angu-500 kuya kwangu-6.000 futhi ngaleyo ndlela yenza ngokumelene nezinhloso zesimo sezulu zohulumeni wobumbano nowezifundazwe. Ngokwepolitiki, i-TIGAS iphinde yakhuluma ngokumelene nokushintshisana kwamasistimu okushisisa igesi futhi ivimbela umthetho osebenzayo wokushisa ovuselelekayo. I-Energie AG ichaza igesi yemvelo ngokuthi "umkhiqizo wemvelo" futhi iphikisana nakwezepolitiki ukuguqulwa kwezinhlelo zokushisisa igesi.

“Zombili i-EVN, i-Energie AG kanye ne-TIGAS ziphethwe wumphakathi. Kukumbusi wezwe u-Johanna Mikl-Leitner kanye nababusi bezifundazwe u-Thomas Stelzer kanye no-Anton Mattle ukuthi bathathe isibopho sabo futhi baphoqelele inqubomgomo yebhizinisi egxile esikhathini esizayo nabahlinzeki bamandla bakahulumeni. Ngesimo sabo sengqondo sokuvinjelwa, i-EVN, i-Energie AG ne-TIGAS ayilimazi nje isimo sezulu, kodwa futhi abanikazi namakhasimende anesithakazelo ekunikezeni ukushisa okuhlanzekile nokuthengekayo., kusho uJohannes Wahlmüller, umkhulumeli wesimo sezulu namandla we-GLOBAL 2000. 

I-Greenwashing isabalele kodwa iyancipha
Kodwa i-greenwashing isandile phakathi kwezinye izinkampani zamandla futhi. I-Energie Graz ichaza igesi yemvelo “njengenobungani bemvelo” futhi iqhubekile nokwandisa inethiwekhi yegesi onyakeni odlule. I-Energie Steiermark ichaza igesi yemvelo "njengendlela yamandla evumelana nemvelo" futhi futhi akakakalethi uhlelo lokuqeda igesi. I-Salzburg AG ichaza igesi yemvelo “njengenobungani bemvelo” futhi ithengisa igesi yemvelo enesinxephezelo se-CO2 njengokuthi “i-eco-gas”, nakuba igesi yemvelo yezinto ezimbiwa phansi ishile, eyingozi esimweni sezulu. 

Kodwa-ke, ukuhlaziya kukhombisa ukuthi ezinye izinkampani zamandla manje ziyazi ngale nkinga futhi zisebenzela izixazululo. U-Wien Energie wenze isibopho esicacile sokuqeda igesi futhi usebenza ngohlelo lokuqeda igesi. I-Linz AG ifuna ukukhuthaza ukwanda kokushisisa kwesifunda kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwegesi, futhi i-Vorarlberger Ilwerke ne-Kelag nazo ziqede ukushiswa kwegesi eluhlaza futhi zisebenzisana namakhasimende azo ukuze zishintshele ezinhlotsheni zamandla ezivumelana nesimo sezulu. I-Verbund, nayo, manje ichaza igesi yemvelo njengomthombo wamandla olimaza isimo sezulu okufanele ushintshwe kufakwe amanye amandla. 

I-Burgenland Energie iphinde yaqeda imisebenzi yokuwasha indawo eluhlaza futhi isekela esidlangalaleni ukuphuma kwegesi. Ngokungaqondakali, umuntu uhileleka nge-Netz Burgenland, inkampani engaphansi, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ekunxenxeni imisebenzi ngokumelene nokukhishwa kwegesi okuyimpoqo ku-Renewable Heat Act. 

Kodwa-ke, amathrendi amahle avinjwa kancane izinqubomgomo zebhizinisi zezinkampani ezingaphansi: I-SWITCH (Wien Energie, EVN, Burgenland Energie), redgas (Linz AG), i-go green energy (Energie Steiermark) noma i-my electric (Salzburg AG) iyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngokumelene greenwashing of igesi yemvelo. Isibonelo, i-SWITCH inikeza igesi yemvelo elimaza isimo sezulu futhi ichaza lokhu ngokuthi "ukushisa ngonembeza ohlanzekile". “Umgomo ongaguquki webhizinisi ubonakala ngokuthi ukuqedwa kwegesi elimaza isimo sezulu kubhekwana nayo kuwo wonke amazinga. Kulokhu kuyadingeka ukufaka izenzo zezinkampani ezingaphansi. Lezi akumele zisebenze njengemahlumela "angcolile", kodwa kufanele futhi zibe negalelo ekufinyeleleni izinjongo zesimo sezulu.", waqhubeka uWahlmüller. 

Inqubekelaphambili ebonakalayo ibonakala uma iqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule
Sekukonke, i-GLOBAL 2000 ibona inqubekelaphambili ecacile uma iqhathaniswa noMbiko Wokushiswa Kokuhlaza Konyaka odlule. Cishe zonke izinkampani zamandla ezihloliwe ziye zanciphisa okungenani imisebenzi yazo yokuwasha igesi eluhlaza, futhi izinkampani zamandla ezinhlanu kweziyishumi nambili ezihloliwe ziye zayeka ukuwashwa kwegesi ngokuphelele. Izibonelelo ezilimaza imvelo zokufakwa kokushisisa igesi nazo zaqedwa yizo zonke izinkampani zamandla ngaphandle kwe-TIGAS. I-Verbund kanye ne-Energie Steiermark bayeke ukunikezwa kwegesi engathathi hlangothi kwesimo sezulu, lapho igesi yensalela yethulwa njengevumelana nesimo sezulu ngokusebenzisa i-offsetting. Kuhle futhi ukuthi ezinye izinkampani zamandla, njenge-Wien Energie, seziqalile ukusebenza ezinhlelweni zokuphuma. “Kukhona umnyakazo lapho kunqanyulwa khona igesi. Labo abasebenza ezinhlelweni zokuqeda namuhla bazoba phambili ekushintsheni kwamandla kusasa futhi bazokwazi ukunikeza ukushisa okuhlanzekile nokuthembekile. Labo abavimba futhi bavimbele ukuphuma kwegesi namuhla basilimaza sonke, abanikazi babo namakhasimende abo,” kusho uJohannes Wahlmüller. 

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Inketho iyinkundla yezokuxhumana enengqondo, ezimele ngokugcwele neyomhlaba jikelele mayelana nokusimama kanye nomphakathi, eyasungulwa ngo-2014 nguHelmut Melzer. Sisonke sibonisa ezinye izindlela ezinhle kuzo zonke izindawo futhi sisekela ukuqamba okusha okunengqondo nemibono ebheke phambili - eyakhayo-ebucayi, enethemba, emhlabeni jikelele. Inketho yomphakathi inikezelwe ngokukhethekile ezindabeni ezifanele futhi ibhala inqubekelaphambili ebalulekile eyenziwe umphakathi wethu.

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