Umhlaba ubuzobukeka uhlukile kakhulu ngaphandle kwensimbi. Bekungekho zitimela, amabhuloho, amabhayisikili noma izimoto. Bekungekho mishini yokuwasha noma amafriji.

Imishini eminingi yezokwelapha ethuthukisiwe kanye namathuluzi omshini cishe akunakwenzeka ukuwakha. Insimbi ibalulekile emnothweni ojikelezayo, kodwa abanye abenzi benqubomgomo kanye nezinhlangano ezizimele bayaqhubeka nokuyibona njengenkinga, hhayi ikhambi.

I-European Steel Association (EUROFER), emele cishe yonke imboni yensimbi eYurophu, izibophezele ekushintsheni lokhu, futhi icela ukwesekwa yi-EU ukuze kubekwe amaphrojekthi amakhulu angu-60 asebenzisa i-carbon ephansi kulo lonke izwekazi ngo-2030.

“Ake sibuyele ezisekelweni: insimbi ngokwemvelo iyindilinga, ingasetshenziswa kabusha ngamaphesenti ayi-100, ayinakuphela. Yinto esetshenziswa kabusha kakhulu emhlabeni enamathani ayizigidi ezingu-950 e-CO2 agcinwa minyaka yonke. E-EU sinesilinganiso sokusetshenziswa kabusha esilinganiselwa kumaphesenti angu-88,” kusho u-Axel Eggert, umqondisi jikelele we-EUROFER.

Imikhiqizo yensimbi esezingeni eliphezulu ihlala ithuthukiswa. “Kunezinhlobo zensimbi ezingaphezu kuka-3,500, kanti ezingaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-75 - ezilula, ezisebenza kangcono futhi eziluhlaza - ziye zathuthukiswa eminyakeni engama-20 edlule. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukube i-Eiffel Tower ibingakhiwa namuhla, besizodinga izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zensimbi esetshenziswa ngaleso sikhathi,” kusho u-Eggert.

Amaphrojekthi ahlongozwayo azonciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngamathani angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-80 eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili ezayo. Lokhu kulingana nengxenye yesithathu yokukhishwa kwekhabhoni kwanamuhla futhi kuncishiswe ngamaphesenti angu-55 uma kuqhathaniswa namazinga ka-1990. Ukungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni kuhlelwe ngo-2050.