With today’s European Parliament approval of the Paris Agreement ratification – in the presence of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the President of COP 21 Ségolène Royal – the last hurdle is cleared. The political process for the European Union to ratify the Agreement is concluded.
UMongameli uJean-Claude Juncker enkulumweni yakhe Yesimo SeNyunyana ngomhlaka-14 Septemebr ucele ukuqinisekiswa ngokushesha kwesivumelwano.
Uthe: “Ukwethulwa kancane kwezithembiso ezenziwayo kuwumkhuba oyanda ubungozi obubukela phansi ukwethembeka kweNyunyana. Thatha isivumelwano saseParis. Thina bantu baseYurophu singabaholi bomhlaba mayelana nezenzo zesimo sezulu. Kwakuyi-Europe eyasungula isivumelwano sokuqala esibopha ngokomthetho, sezulu somhlaba wonke. Kwakuyi-Europe eyakha umfelandawonye wokulangazelela okwenza isivumelwano eParis senzeka. Ngicela wonke Amazwe Angamalungu kanye naleli Phalamende ukuthi nenze ingxenye yenu emasontweni ezayo, hhayi ezinyangeni. Kufanele sisheshe.” Namuhla kuyenzeka lokhu.
President Jean-Claude Juncker said: “Today the European Union turned climate ambition into climate action. The Paris Agreement is the first of its kind and it would not have been possible were it not for the European Union. Today we continued to show leadership and prove that, together, the European Union can deliver.”
IPhini likaMongameli we-Enery Union uMaroš Šefčovič uthe: “Iphalamende laseYurophu selizwile izwi labantu balo. I-European Union isivele isebenzisa izibopho zayo ku-Paris Agreement kodwa ukuqinisekiswa kwanamuhla okusheshayo kubangela ukuqaliswa kwaso emhlabeni wonke. "
UKhomishani Wezinyathelo Zesimo Sezulu kanye Nezamandla u-Miguel Arias Cañete uthe: “Umsebenzi wethu esihlangene uwukuguqula izibopho zethu zibe ngokoqobo. Futhi lapha iYurophu ingaphambi kwejika. Sinezinqubomgomo namathuluzi okufeza esikuhlosile, siqondise uguquko lwamandla ahlanzekile emhlabeni wonke nokwenza umnotho wethu ube ngowesimanjemanje. Umhlaba uyanyakaza futhi i-Europe isesihlalweni somshayeli, iyazethemba futhi iyaziqhenya ngokuhola umsebenzi wokubhekana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu”.
Kuze kube manje, izinhlangano ezingama-62, ezibalelwa cishe ku-52 % wezinto ezikhiswayo emhlabeni wonke, asemukele Isivumelwano saseParis. Lesi Sivumelwano sizoqala ukusebenza ezinsukwini ezingama-30 ngemuva kokuthi okungenani izinhlangano ezingama-55, ezimele okungenani ama-55% ezinto ezikhishwayo emhlabeni wonke sezivumile. Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-EU kanye nediphozithi kuzowela umkhawulo wokukhishwa kuka-55% futhi ngaleyo ndlela kubangele ukuqala kokusebenza kweSivumelwano saseParis.
I-EU, eyabamba iqhaza eliwujuqu ekwakheni umfelandawonye wesifiso sokwenza ukwamukelwa kweSivumelwano saseParis kwenzeke ngoZibandlela odlule, ingumholi womhlaba jikelele mayelana nezinyathelo zesimo sezulu. I-European Commission isivele ilethe iziphakamiso zomthetho zokuletha ukuzibophezela kwe-EU ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi e-European Union okungenani ngama-40% ngo-2030.
Izinyathelo ezilandelayo
Ngokugunyazwa namuhla yiPhalamende LaseYurophu, uMkhandlu ungasamukela ngokusemthethweni Isinqumo. Ngokufanayo Amazwe Angamalungu e-EU azogunyaza Isivumelwano sase-Paris ngawodwana, ngokuvumelana nezinqubo zawo zephalamende likazwelonke.
