Ibhalwe nguRory Carroll
I-SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Abaphathi bezemvelo eCalifornia bangakwazi ukudayisa izimvume zokukhishwa kwekhabhoni ezindalini zekota njengengxenye yohlelo lukahulumeni lwe-cap-and-trade, kusho inkantolo yombuso ngoLwesine, ekubuyiseleni emuva amabhizinisi athi lokhu kuthengisa kuyintela engekho emthethweni. .
I-California Chamber of Commerce and tomato processor Morning Star yamangalela ukumisa ukuthengisa ngonyaka odlule, iphikisa ngokuthi izimvume kufanele zinikezwe ngokukhululekile ezinkampanini ezikhavwe yilolu hlelo.
Bathe iCalifornia Air Resources Board (ARB) yeqa igunya layo ngesikhathi igunyaza izindali njengendlela yokusabalalisa izimvume.
Baphinde bathi kudingeka ivoti elikhulu leSishayamthetho ukuze kuqaliswe lezindali, njengoba ezingqondweni zabo bekuyintela entsha. Umthetho oyingqophamlando wokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwezinto ezikhishwayo wase-California, AB 32, owaphasiswa ngevoti leningi elilula ngo-2006.
“Inkantolo ayikutholi ukuphikisana kwabamangali kunamandla,” kubhala iJaji leNkantolo Ephakeme yaseCalifornia u-Timothy M. Frawley esinqumweni sangomhla zili-12 kuNovemba kodwa esikhishwe esidlangalaleni ngoLwesine.
“Nakuba i-AB 32 ingakugunyazi ngokusobala ukuthengiswa kwezibonelelo, idlulisela ngokukhethekile ku-ARB ubuhlakani bokwamukela uhlelo lokuhweba kanye 'nokuklama' uhlelo lokusatshalaliswa kwezibonelelo ezikhishwayo."
I-California ReLeaf kanye nozakwethu bakholelwa ukuthi imali etholwayo kanye nendali yezohwebo inganikeza uxhaso olubalulekile lwamahlathi asemadolobheni kanye nekhono lawo lokuthatha ikhabhoni futhi isize ukuhlangabezana nezinjongo zokuqaliswa kwe-AB 32.
Izindali zezibonelelo ziyisici esivamile ezinhlelweni ze-carbon cap-and-trade kwenye indawo, okuhlanganisa isistimu yokuhweba nge-Emission yase-Europe kanye ne-Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative yasenyakatho-mpumalanga.
Abezemvelo abahambisana nombuso basincomile lesi sinqumo.
"Inkantolo ithumele umyalezo oqinile namuhla, iqinisekisa ngokuphelele uhlelo olusha lokuvikela isimo sezulu lwaseCalifornia - okuhlanganisa nezivikelo ezibalulekile zokuqinisekisa ukuthi abanukubezi babhekana necala ngokukhishwa kwabo okuyingozi," kusho u-Erica Morehouse, ummeli we-Environmental Defence Fund.
Kepha u-Allan Zaremberg, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu seCalifornia Chamber of Commerce, uthe akahambisani nalezi zinqumo futhi waveza ukuthi isikhalo siqinisekile ngokulandelayo.
"Isilungele ukuthi ibuyekezwe futhi ihoxiswe yinkantolo yokudlulisa amacala," esho.
Ukuze uqedele ukufunda lesi sihloko, Chofoza lapha.