Abaphathi bakaTrump namuhla bayichithile ngokusemthethweni i-EPA 2009 “ukuthola ingozi,” eyayimemezele ukuthi amagesi abamba ukushisa ayingozi empilweni yomphakathi nasenhlalakahleni—esebenza njengesisekelo esingokomthetho se-EPA sokulawula ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngaphansi kwe-Clean Air Act..
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Okwamanje, uguquko lomthetho lusebenza kuphela ekukhishweni kombhobho ophuma ezimotweni namaloli, kodwa kulindeleke ukuthi kube yisinyathelo sokuqala sokubuyiselwa emuva okubanzi kwemithetho yenhlangano yokungcoliswa komoya. Ukuchithwa okuphelele kuzodinga inqubo ende; okutholakele kwasekuqaleni kuthathe iminyaka emibili ukusungulwa.
Ngokusho kwe-Axios, ukunyakaza kuzohamba kancane i-U.S. ukuncishiswa kokukhishwa kwegesi cishe ngo-10%—umthelela omkhulu, kodwa akwanele ukuhlehlisa ukuthambekela okuphelele, njengoba okunezindleko eziphansi ezivuselelekayo manje sekubusa umthamo omusha wokuphehla ugesi. I-Environmental Defence Fund ixwayise ngokuthi ukubuyisela emuva kuzokwandisa ukungcola futhi kubeke izindleko zangempela kanye nokulimala emindenini yaseMelika.
Uma ishiywe ingahloliwe, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphule i-U.S. amazinga okufa cishe 2% futhi yehlise i-GDP yomhlaba wonke nge 17% (mayelana $38 isigidintathu) nge 2050.
Kusho uRoger Luo:Ukubuyisela emuva okungokomfanekiso okunomthelela osheshayo okhawulelwe, nokho ibumba kabusha indawo esemthethweni yesenzo sesimo sezulu esizayo futhi ikhombisa ukuhlehla kokulawulwa kombuso.
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