Ukukhiqizwa Kwawoyela e-US Kushaya Irekhodi Eliphezulu, Okuthinta I-Ajenda Yesimo Sezulu ye-Biden

Ukukhiqizwa Kwawoyela e-US Kushaya Irekhodi Eliphezulu, Okuthinta I-Ajenda Yesimo Sezulu ye-Biden

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Ezimweni ezimangalisayo, i-United States isibe ngumkhiqizi kawoyela ohamba phambili emhlabeni wonke ngaphansi kokuphatha kukaMongameli Biden, yephula amarekhodi futhi ilungisa kabusha ukuguquguquka kwezwe. Naphezu komthelela omkhulu emananini entengo yegesi kanye nomthelela we-OPEC, umongameli usathule kancane ngalesi sigameko esiyingqopha-mlando, eqokomisa izinselelo eziyinkimbinkimbi amaDemocrats abhekana nazo ekulinganiseni izidingo zamandla kanye nezinqubomgomo ezithinta isimo sezulu.

Izwe laseMelika manje selikhiqiza imiphongolo kawoyela ongahluziwe eyizigidi eziyi-13.2 ngosuku, edlula ngisho nokukhiqizwa okuphezulu ngesikhathi sokuphatha kwalowo owayenguMongameli uTrump. Lokhu kuhlasela obekungalindelekile kubambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekugcineni intengo yegesi iphansi, okwamanje yenza isilinganiso esingaba ngu-$3 ilitha ngalinye. Abahlaziyi babikezela ukuthi lo mkhuba ungaqhubeka kuze kube okhethweni lukamongameli oluzayo, okungase kudambise ukukhathazeka kwezomnotho kubavoti ezifundazweni ezibalulekile ezibalulekile ethembeni likaBiden lehlandla lesibili.

Ngenkathi uMongameli uBiden egcizelela esidlangalaleni ukuzibophezela kwakhe emandleni aluhlaza nasekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, indlela yakhe yokuphatha esebenza ngezinto zokubasa ezimbiwa phansi idonsele ukusekelwa nokugxekwa. U-Kevin Book, umqondisi ophethe wenkampani yocwaningo i-ClearView Energy Partners, uphawula ukugxila kwabaphathi ekushintsheni kwamandla aluhlaza kodwa uyavuma ukuma okuphathekayo kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi.

Ngaphandle komthelela omuhle emananini kaphethiloli kanye nokwehla kwamandla emali, ukuthula kukaBiden ekukhiqizeni uwoyela okurekhodiwe kubangele ukugxekwa nhlangothi zombili zomkhakha wezepolitiki. Owake waba nguMongameli uTrump, ummeli ozwakalayo wokwenyuka kokumbiwa kukawoyela, usole uBiden ngokusaphaza ukuzimela kwamandla eMelika ngokuthanda izinto eziza kuqala kwezemvelo.

Ukwanda kokukhiqizwa kukawoyela wasekhaya akugcinanga nje ngokugcina amanani egesi ephansi kodwa futhi kwehlise ithonya le-OPEC emananini kawoyela omhlaba. Leli thonya elincishisiwe libonakala njengentuthuko enhle yamaDemocrats, abhekana namahloni ngonyaka odlule lapho iSaudi Arabia ishaya indiva izicelo zokugwema ukunqamula ukukhiqizwa phakathi nokhetho lwaphakathi nonyaka.

Izinqubomgomo zabaphathi be-Biden zibe nomthelela ekukhuleni kokukhiqizwa kukawoyela wasekhaya, ngemizamo yokuvikela izindawo zomphakathi namanzi kanye nokukhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwamandla ahlanzekile. Kodwa-ke, ukugunyazwa kwabaphathi kwamaphrojekthi kawoyela anempikiswano, njengephrojekthi kawoyela i-Willow e-Alaska, kudonse ukugxekwa kwezishoshovu zesimo sezulu kanye nabanye abakhululekile, okudala ukungezwani phakathi kwezinhloso zemvelo kanye nomfutho wokwanda kokukhiqizwa kukawoyela.

Njengoba abaphathi bezulazula le bhalansi entekenteke, ukucindezela kukaBiden kokushintshwa kwamandla nokwenza lula ukushintshela ezimotweni zikagesi kubhekene nezinselelo. Ukwanda kokukhiqizwa kukawoyela kuphambene nezethembiso zabaphathi engqungqutheleni ye-UN yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu yokuhola uguquko lomhlaba kude nezinto ezibaswayo, kudala ukungaboni ngaso linye okudonse ukunaka kwezishoshovu zesimo sezulu.

Ngaphambi kokhetho lwangoNovemba, ikhono likaBiden lokulinganisa izinzuzo zesikhashana zokwanda kokukhiqizwa kukawoyela nezinjongo zesimo sezulu zesikhathi eside cishe kuzohlala kuyisihloko sempikiswano. Abavoti abakhathalela isimo sezulu bazwakalisa ukukhungatheka ngokuthamba kwabaphathi mayelana nokuthamba kukaphethiloli, ikakhulukazi ekwamukeleni amaphrojekthi afana nephrojekthi kawoyela iWillow, ephikisana nezithembiso zomkhankaso zika-Biden zokuqala. Inselelo yeBiden isekugcineni ukulingana phakathi kokubhekana nezinkinga zomnotho, ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwamandla, kanye nokuhlangabezana nokulindelwe ngabavoti abakhathalela isimo sezulu. Njengoba impikiswano iqhubeka, umthelela wokukhiqizwa kukawoyela oqopha umlando okhethweni lwango-2024 usalokhu ungaqiniseki, okushiya abavoti balinganise izinzuzo zesikhathi esifushane ngokumelene nezinhloso zemvelo zesikhathi eside.

Amazwana zivaliwe.

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