Izihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile: Ubuchwepheshe obungase bususe ipulasitiki olwandle

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Izihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile: Ubuchwepheshe obungase bususe ipulasitiki olwandle

Izihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile: Ubuchwepheshe obungase bususe ipulasitiki olwandle

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Ngocwaningo kanye nobuchwepheshe bamuva, izihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile zisetshenziswa ekuhlanzeni imvelo okukhulu kakhulu okwake kwazanywa
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    • December 6, 2021

    Isifinyezo sokuqonda

    IGreat Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), inqwaba yemfucumfucu entantayo ephindwe kathathu kunobukhulu beFrance, ilungiswa ngamasistimu okuhlunga ahlakaniphile aklanyelwe ukuthwebula nokugaywa kabusha imfucuza. Lezi zihlungi, ezihlale zithuthukiswa futhi zijwayela ukuhamba kwamanzi, azigcini nje ngokubhekana nenkinga ekhona yemfucumfucu yasolwandle kodwa futhi zibamba imfucuza emifuleni ngaphambi kokuba ifinyelele olwandle. Lobu buchwepheshe, uma busetshenziswa kabanzi, bungaholela ekuphileni okunempilo olwandle, ukukhula komnotho emikhakheni yokulawulwa kwemfucuza, kanye nokuthuthukiswa okuphawulekayo kwemvelo.

    Izihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile umongo

    I-GPGP, inqwaba yemfucuza, intanta olwandle phakathi kweHawaii neCalifornia. Le mfucumfucu, enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, yacwaningwa yi-Ocean Cleanup, inhlangano yaseDutch engenzi nzuzo. Ucwaningo lwabo lwembula ukuthi lesi siqeshana sikhulu ngokuphindwe kathathu kuneFrance, okugcizelela ubukhulu benkinga. Ukwakhiwa kwesiqephu ngokuyinhloko amanetha alahliwe futhi, okumangazayo kakhulu, ipulasitiki, enezingcezu ezilinganiselwa ku-1.8 trillion.

    U-Boyan Slat, umsunguli we-The Ocean Cleanup, uklame isistimu yesihlungi ehlakaniphile esebenzisa umgoqo ofana nenetha, omise okuka-U ukuze uzungeze indawo kadoti. Lolu hlelo lusebenzisa isiteringi esisebenzayo kanye nemodeli yekhompyutha ukuze ivumelane nokuhamba kwamanzi. Udoti oqoqiwe ube usugcinwa esitsheni, uyiswe ogwini, bese ugaywa kabusha, kuncishiswe ubukhulu besiqephu futhi kunciphise nemiphumela yako eyingozi empilweni yasolwandle.

    U-Slat nethimba lakhe bazibophezele ekwenzeni ngcono okuqhubekayo kwalobu buchwepheshe, becwenga imiklamo yabo ngokusekelwe empendulweni nasekuqapheleni. Imodeli yakamuva yethulwa ngo-Agasti 2021, ikhombisa imizamo yabo eqhubekayo yokulwa nale nselelo yezemvelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Slat usungule inguqulo esheshayo yokusungula kwakhe, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Interceptor. Le divayisi ingafakwa emifuleni engcoliswe kakhulu, isebenze njengesisefo sokuthatha udoti ngaphambi kokuba ithole ithuba lokufinyelela olwandle.

    Umthelela ophazamisayo

    I-Ocean Cleanup, kanye nezinhlangano ezifanayo, izibekele umgomo wokususa amaphesenti angama-90 kadoti ku-GPGP ngo-2040. Ukwengeza, bahlela ukufaka ama-Interceptors angu-1,000 emifuleni emhlabeni wonke. Le migomo iwumsebenzi obalulekile okuthi, uma uphumelele, unganciphisa kakhulu inani lemfucuza engena olwandle lwethu. Onjiniyela ababandakanyekayo kula maphrojekthi nabo basebenzela ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwemikhumbi yokuhlanza ngokuyiguqula ibe amasistimu angashayeli, asebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo. Le ntuthuko ingase inyuse izinga lokuqoqwa kukadoti.

    Ukuncishiswa kwemfucuza yepulasitiki olwandle kungaholela ekudleni kwasolwandle okunempilo, njengoba inhlanzi ingase ibe mancane amathuba okuthi idle ama-microplastic ayingozi. Lo mkhuba ungaba nomthelela omuhle empilweni yomphakathi, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini ethembele kakhulu ekudleni kwasolwandle njengomthombo oyinhloko wamaprotheni. Ezinkampanini, ikakhulukazi lezo ezisembonini yokudoba, izinhlanzi ezinempilo zingaholela ekwandeni kokukhiqiza kanye nenzuzo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amabhizinisi athembele emanzini ahlanzekile, njengezinkampani zezokuvakasha nezokungcebeleka, angabona izinzuzo zolwandle nemifula ehlanzekile.

    Ukuqaliswa ngempumelelo kwale mizamo yokuhlanza kungaholela ekuthuthukisweni okukhulu kwemvelo. Ohulumeni emhlabeni wonke bangabona ukuncipha kwezindleko ezihlobene nokukhuculula ukungcola kanye nezindaba zezempilo ezihlobene nokudla kwasolwandle okungcolile. Ngokusekela izinhlelo ezinjengalezi, ohulumeni bangabonisa ukuzibophezela kwabo ekunakekeleni imvelo, okungenzeka bahehe ukutshalwa kwezimali kanye nokugqugquzela umuzwa wokuziqhenya ngomphakathi phakathi kwezakhamuzi zabo.

    Imithelela yezihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile

    Imithelela ebanzi yezihlungi zolwandle ezihlakaniphile ingase ihlanganise:

    • Ukwenyuka kokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe obuzimele olwandle oluvulekile.
    • Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezemvelo, kwezenhlalo kanye nokubusa kwebhizinisi (ESG), ngokusimama kuya ngokuya kubaluleke kakhulu kubatshalizimali ezinhlelweni ezinjengokuhlanza ulwandle.
    • Ukuthenga okunokuziphatha, njengoba amakhasimende eba ne-ESG-savvy kakhulu emikhubeni yawo yokuthenga futhi agweme imikhiqizo enomthelela ekungcolisweni kolwandle.
    • Ukushintsha kwesimo sengqondo somphakathi mayelana nokuphathwa kwemfucuza, ukugqugquzela isiko lokuzibophezela nokuhlonipha imvelo.
    • Ukukhula emikhakheni ehlobene nokuphathwa kwemfucuza nokugaywa kabusha, ukudala amathuba amasha ebhizinisi nemisebenzi.
    • Imithetho eqinile mayelana nokulahlwa kukadoti nokukhiqizwa kwepulasitiki.
    • Abantu abaningi abakhetha ukuhlala ezindaweni ezinezindawo zasolwandle ezihlanzekile, ezinempilo.
    • Ukuqamba okusha kweminye imikhakha, okungase kuholele ekuphumeleleni kwamandla avuselelekayo noma ukuhlanzwa kwamanzi.
    • Imisebenzi ehlobene nokugcinwa nokusebenza kwalezi zihlungi iya ngokuya yanda, edinga abasebenzi abanekhono kwezobuchwepheshe nesayensi yezemvelo.

    Imibuzo okufanele icatshangelwe

    • Ucabanga ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe buzosebenza kangakanani ekuhlanzeni ukungcola kolwandle emashumini eminyaka ezayo?
    • Yimiphi eminye imibono ekhona yokufeza lezi zinhloso zokuhlanza ulwandle?

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