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ILODDON, United Kingdom - Umbhikisho ububanjwe ngaphandle kwekomkhulu lakwaShell namuhla yizishoshovu zeGreenpeace e-UK, obuhambisana nombhikisho oqhubekayo weGreenpeace International mayelana nobulungiswa besimo sezulu olwandle, njengoba uShell ememezele inzuzo eqopha umlando ngonyaka ka-£32,2 billion ($39,9 billion). ) igoli.
Ekuseni, izishoshovu zakha ibhodi elikhulu lamanani entengo yegalaji likaphethiloli ngaphandle kwekomkhulu lenkampani eLondon. Ishadi le-10ft libonisa i-Shell engu-£32,2bn eyenziwe ngenzuzo ngo-2022, inophawu lombuzo eduze nenani elizolikhokhela ukulahlekelwa kwesimo sezulu kanye nomonakalo. Lezi zishoshovu zicela uShell ukuthi azibambele mathupha ngeqhaza lakhe eliyingqophamlando enkingeni yesimo sezulu futhi akhokhele umonakalo owudalayo emhlabeni jikelele.
Ukuze sibheke izinzuzo ezinkulu zakwaShell namuhla, ziba ngaphezu kwesilinganiso esiphindwe kabili esingaguquki se-£13,1bn kuzothatha iPakistan ukuthi ilulame ezikhukhuleni ezicekele phansi zangonyaka odlule.[1]
Umbhikisho wanamuhla uza kanye nomunye umbhikisho oqhubekayo weGreenpeace International olwandle, izishoshovu ezine ezinesibindi ezivela emazweni athinteke kwesimo sezulu zithatha indawo kawoyela negesi yakwaShell e-Atlantic Ocean zilibangise ePenguin Field eNorth Sea. Izishoshovu zagibela isiteji eduze kwaseCanary Islands zisuka emkhunjini weGreenpeace i-Arctic Sunrise.
UVirginia Benosa-Llorin, isishoshovu sobulungiswa besimo sezulu saseGreenpeace Southeast Asia njengamanje e-Arctic Sunrise uthe: “Lapho ngidabuka khona iSan Mateo, eRizal, ePhilippines, yahlaselwa yisiphepho iKetsana ngo-2009, sabulala abantu abangu-464 saphazamisa imindeni engaphezu kuka-900.000 XNUMX, okuhlanganisa neyami.
“Mina nomyeni wami sekuyiminyaka silondoloza imali ukuze sithenge umuzi owethu, siqinisa amabhande ukuze sikhiphe iziqephu. Kwabe sekufika uKetsana. Ngelinye ilanga yonke into yayingasekho. Ukubuka amanzi ekhuphuka ngokushesha kuyilapho sivaleleke endlini yethu engaphansi kwendlu encane kwakwethusa; Ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi imvula ngeke iphele. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuphuma kwakuwuphahla, umyeni wami aqala ukuluphuka. Kube wusuku olude, olubi.
“Naphezu kwegalelo elincane lezwe ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu, abantu basePhilippines bahlupheka kakhulu futhi lokhu kuwukungabi nabulungisa okukhulu. Ama-Carbon majors afana noShell alimaza izimpilo zethu, indlela yokuziphilisa, impilo kanye nempahla ngokuqhubeka nokumba uwoyela. Kufanele uyeke leli bhizinisi elicekela phansi, uhloniphe ubulungiswa besimo sezulu futhi ukhokhele ukulahlekelwa nomonakalo. "
UVictorine Che Thöner, isishoshovu sobulungiswa besimo sezulu esivela eGreenpeace International naye osemkhunjini i-Arctic Sunrise, uthe: “Umndeni wami eCameroon ubhekene nesomiso eside, esiholele ekulimaleni kwezitshalo nokwenyuka kwezindleko zokuphila. Imifula iyasha futhi izimvula osekunesikhathi zilindelwe azifiki. Lapho ekugcineni lina, kuba kuningi kangangokuthi kukhukhula yonke into - izindlu, amasimu, imigwaqo - futhi abantu bayazabalaza ukujwayela futhi baphile.
“Kodwa le nkinga ayigcini endaweni eyodwa yomhlaba. Ngihlala eJalimane futhi ngonyaka odlule izitshalo eziningi zibunile ngenxa yamagagasi okushisa amade nesomiso - isithelo sami nemifino engangiyitshale ensimini yami encane kwashabalala - futhi imililo yamahlathi yacekela phansi izilwane nezitshalo futhi yabangela ukungcoliswa komoya.
“Kunomdlali oyedwa obalulekile obhebhezela isimo sezulu esifanayo, imvelo kanye nezingqinamba zokuphila: izinkampani zikaphethiloli. Sekuyisikhathi sokwakha izindlela ezintsha zempilo nokusebenzisana okusebenzela abantu, hhayi abangcolisi, nokubuyisela imvelo esikhundleni sokuyicekela phansi.”
Esabela ezinzuzweni ezimangalisayo zikaShell, u-Elena Polisano, Isishoshovu Esiphezulu Sezobulungiswa Besimo Sezulu eGreenpeace UK uthe: “Amagobolondo ahlomula ngokucekelwa phansi kwesimo sezulu nokuhlupheka kwabantu okukhulu. Njengoba abakwaShell bebala izigidigidi ezephula irekhodi, abantu emhlabeni jikelele babala umonakalo wesomiso esiqopha umlando, amagagasi okushisa nezikhukhula lesi sikhondlakhondla sikawoyela esibhebhethekisayo. Lokhu kuyiqiniso elimangalisayo lokungabi nabulungisa kwesimo sezulu futhi kufanele sikuqede.
“Abaholi bomhlaba basanda kusungula isikhwama esisha sokukhokhela ukulahlekelwa kanye nomonakalo odalwe yinkinga yesimo sezulu. Manje sekumele baphoqe aboni bomlando abanjengoShell ukuthi bakhokhe. Sekuyisikhathi sokwenza abangcolisayo bakhokhe. Ukube bashintshe ibhizinisi labo futhi basuka kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi ngokushesha, besingeke sibe senkingeni enkulu kangaka. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi bayeke ukubhoboza baqale ukukhokha.”
Inzuzo engakaze ibonwe yakwaShell kungenzeka idonse ukunaka okungekuhle enkampanini kanye nomphathi wayo omusha uSawan. Yize abakwaShell bezokhokha intela e-UK okokuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-2017, bamukele ngenjabulo u-£100m kubakhokhi bentela base-UK phakathi neminyaka edlule futhi muva nje sebegxekwa ngokuthatha u-£200m ku-Ofgem ngokuthatha amakhasimende amandla okuhlala, abahlinzeki babo. , wafuna ukuqothuka.[2][3][4]
Futhi kunokuba iphinde itshale inzuzo yayo kugesi ovuselelekayo ohlanzekile, oshibhile onganciphisa izikweletu, uqinise ukuvikeleka kwamandla kagesi eBrithani futhi udambise inkinga yesimo sezulu, uShell uye wabuyisela izigidigidi emaphaketheni abaninimasheya ngendlela yokuthenga.[5] Ezinyangeni zokuqala eziyisithupha zika-2022, abakwaShell batshale nje u-6,3% wenzuzo yabo engu-£17,1 billion kumandla anekhabhoni ephansi - kodwa batshala cishe izikhathi ezintathu kuwoyela negesi.[6]
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[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64218703
[2] https://www.ft.com/content/23ec44b1-62fa-4e1c-aee7-94ec0ed728dd
[3] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/oil-gas-shell-energy-tax-b2142264.html
[4] https://www.cityam.com/shell-claimed-200m-from-ofgem-heaping-pressure-onto-household-bills/
[5] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/27/energy/shell-profit-share-buybacks/index.html
[6] https://www.channel4.com/news/energy-companies-investing-just-5-of-profits-in-renewables
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Izithombe: Greenpeace
