Uphononongo olwenziwe kwidolophu yasemaphandleni yaseGoondiwindi eQueensland eOstreliya lufumanise ukuba inkunkuma yelaphu eyenziwe ngomqhaphu enqunqiweyo eya kumasimi elaphu iyazuza kumhlaba ngaphandle kwemiphumo emibi. Kwaye inokubonelela ngenzuzo kwimpilo yomhlaba, kunye nesisombululo esinokukhula kwimeko enkulu yenkunkuma yelaphu yehlabathi.
Uvavanyo lweenyanga ezili-12 kwiprojekthi yefama yomqhaphu, phantsi kweliso leengcali zoqoqosho olujikelezayo iCoreo, yayilubambiswano phakathi koRhulumente waseQueensland, iGoondiwindi Cotton, iSheridan, iCotton Australia, iWorn Up, kunye neCotton Research and Development Corporation exhaswa yiCotton Research and Development Corporation uGqr Oliver Knox we-UNE.
Malunga neetoni ezimbini zelaphu zekotoni eziphelayo ezivela kwiSheridan nakwi-State Emergency Service ziphathwe eWorn Up eSydney, zathuthwa zaya kwifama 'yeAlcheringa', zaza zasasazwa kwintsimi yekotoni ngumlimi wasekuhlaleni, uSam Coulton.
Iziphumo zovavanyo zixhasa ukuba loo nkunkuma ingafanelekela amasimi omqhaphu apho ayekhe avunwa khona, endaweni yokulahla inkunkuma, nangona kunjalo amaqabane eprojekthi kufuneka aphinde umsebenzi wawo ngexesha lonyaka womqhaphu ka-2022-23 ukuqinisekisa ezi ziphumo zokuqala.
UGqr Oliver Knox, we-UNE (oxhaswa yiCotton Research and Development Corporation) kunye nesazinzulu somhlaba esixhaswa yishishini lomqhaphu uthe, “Ubuncinane uvavanyo lubonise ukuba akukho monakalo wenziweyo kwimpilo yomhlaba, kunye nomsebenzi weentsholongwane onyuswe kancinci kwaye ubuncinci i-2,070 kg ye-carbon dioxide equators (CO2e) incitshiswe ngokuqhekeka kwezi mpahla emhlabeni endaweni yokulahla inkunkuma.”
“Uvavanyo lujikelezise iitoni ezimbini zenkunkuma yelaphu kwindawo yokulahla inkunkuma ngaphandle kwempembelelo embi ekutyalweni komqhaphu, ekuveleni, ekukhuleni, okanye ekuvunweni. Amanqanaba ekhabhoni yomhlaba ahlala ezinzile, kwaye izinambuzane zomhlaba zasabela kakuhle kwizinto ezongeziweyo zomqhaphu. Kwakubonakala ngathi akukho mpembelelo imbi evela kwiidayi nakwiimpahla ezigqityiweyo nangona kufuneka uvavanyo olungakumbi kwiikhemikhali ezahlukeneyo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ngokupheleleyo ngaloo nto,” wongeze watsho uKnox.
Ngokutsho kukaSam Coulton, umlimi wasekuhlaleni olima umqhaphu 'wayewuginya' ngokulula umqhaphu osikiweyo, nto leyo eyamnika ukuzithemba kokuba le ndlela yokwenza umgquba inamandla asebenzayo kwixesha elide.
USam Coulton uthe, “Sasasaza inkunkuma yelaphu lomqhaphu kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokutyala umqhaphu ngoJuni 2021 kwaye ngoJanuwari naphakathi kwexesha lonyaka inkunkuma yomqhaphu yayisele inyamalele, nokuba yayimalunga neetoni ezingama-50 kwihektare.”
“Andilindelanga ukubona uphuculo kwimpilo yomhlaba okanye isivuno ubuncinane iminyaka emihlanu njengoko iingenelo zifuna ixesha lokuqokelelana, kodwa ndikhuthazwe kakhulu kukuba bekungekho mpembelelo imbi kumhlaba wethu. Kwixesha elidlulileyo besisasaza inkunkuma ye-cotton gin kwezinye iindawo zefama kwaye sibone uphuculo olukhulu kumandla okugcina umswakama kula masimi ngoko ke ndingalindela okufanayo ngokusebenzisa inkunkuma ye-cotton eqoshiweyo,” wongeze watsho uCoulton.
Iqela leprojekthi yase-Australia ngoku liza kuphucula umsebenzi walo ukuze lifumane iindlela ezilungileyo zokusebenzisana. Kwaye iCotton Research and Development Corporation izinikele ekuxhaseni ngemali iprojekthi yophando lwe-cotton textile composting yeminyaka emithathu yiYunivesithi yaseNewcastle eya kuthi ihlolisise iziphumo zeedayi kunye nokugqitywa kwayo kwaye ihlolisise iindlela zokwenza i-pelletized cotton textile ukuze isasazwe emasimini kusetyenziswa oomatshini basefama bangoku.
Ixesha leposi: Julayi-27-2022