IUlster Unionist Party (UUUP) ihlanganyela ngentshiseko empikiswaneni yokuzimela kwesimo sezulu eNyakatho Ireland. Njengoba ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuba sobala kakhulu, kusukela ekukhukhulekeni kwezikhathi zokukhula kwezolimo kuya ekushintsheni ezinkathini zokulima − amaqembu ezombangazwe kulo lonke lendawo asungula amasu okuvikela imiphakathi, izakhiwo zemvelo, nendawo ezungezile. I-UP igcizelela indlela elinganiselwe ehlanganisa ukukhula kwezomnotho nemikhuba eqinile, iqaphela ukuthi ushintsho lwezentengiselwano yemali ephansi kumelwe lube yizikhundla neyamandla. Lesi sihloko sihlola inqubo yamanje yesimiso sezesimiso sezenhlalakahle, izinyathelo zomphakathi, kanye nezokuhlobana kwezombangazwe kanye nezindlela ezisebenzayo ekwakheni isimo sezulu eNorthern Ireland.

Isimiso Sesimiso Sesimo Sezulu Se - UPU

Isimiso sesimo sezulu se-UUUP sakhiwe sizungeze izinsika ezine eziyinhloko ezihloselwe ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi, ukuvikela izingozi zesimo sezulu, ukuvuselela amandla, nokusekela ingxenye yezolimo eqinile. Lezi zinsika zibonisa isibopho saleliqembu kulokho elikubiza ngokuthi “ukuvikela indawo ezungezile okungathandeki” ."Isimo esiwujuqu esifuna ukushada nokuvikela indawo ezungezile namaqiniso ezomnotho ezwe elincike kakhulu ekuthuthweni kwezindawo ezithengisa ukudla okungantengiselwa phambili futhi elinefa lentuthuko yezemboni.

Ukunciphisa Imishini Ye - Greenhouse Gas

Leliqembu lisekela izimiso ezikhuthaza ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuhlanzekile kanye nokusebenza kahle kwamandla emakhaya nasemabhizinisini. Ngokuqondile, i-UUP isekela izimali zikahulumeni ezandisiwe zokulungisa izakhiwo ezikhona, eziphakathi kwezindawo zokuhlala ezindala kakhulu nezingasebenzi kakhulu e-UK. Ngokwe-University ye-Economy, ukulandisa okuhlala cishe ngesilinganiso samashumi amabili% emishini ekhiqizwayo yendawo, kanjalo kuthuthukisa ukushintshwa, ukushintshwa kwezimiso zokufudumeza izakhiwo, nokufakwa kwamamitha aphambili.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-UUP isekela ukwanda kwe-Heat Incentive yaseNyakatho Ireland evuselelwayo, enikeza ukusekela okungokwezimali emabhizinisini nasemakhaya ashintshela emithombo evuselelayo eshisa enjengezimpompi zokufudumeza noma i-biomass. Leliqembu lifuna futhi ukusungulwa kwe-Northern Ireland Climate Change Act ebeka izisulu ezibophayo ngokomthetho, ukulingisa indlela eyathathwa iScotland neWales. Lena inkambiso ibalulekile iyabuza, njengoba iNyakatho ye-Ireland manje ingenamthetho wesimo sezulu, ithembele ezisuswe yi-UK-osemgangathweni i-Climate Act 2008.

Ukuma kwe - UUP ngokunciphisa igesi kuvezwa iseluleko se - Climate Change Committee, esitusa ukuthi i - UK nezizwe zayo ezidabukile kunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi okungenani ngo - 68% ngo - 2030 uma kuqhathaniswa namazinga ka - 1990. leliqembu liphikisa ngokuthi inani elincane labantu baseNyakatho Ireland nesisekelo esiqinile sezolimo se - Ireland kusho ukuthi lingahamba ngokushesha ezindaweni ezithile, njengokutshala izihlahla nokubuyisela i - peatlands, okungasebenza njengama - carbon distling.

Ukuqeda Ukwenqatshwa Kwesikhukhula Nokufundiswa Kwaso

Izikhukhula zamuva emadolobheni anjengePortadown, Newry, neBalycastle ziye zabangela izigidi zamakhilogremu ekulimaleni nasekuphazamiseni izinkulungwane zamakhaya namabhizinisi. I-UP ihlongoza ukubiza kakhulu ekuvikeleni izikhukhula, izimiso zokukhipha amanzi, kanye nezindlela zokulawula izikhukhula zemvelo ukuze kuvikelwe imiphakathi esengozini.

Ukulawula izikhukhula ezingokwemvelo (NFM) kugcizelela ngokukhethekile: izindlela zihlanganisa ukwakha izindawo ezingamaxhaphozi, ukutshala izihlahla ezindaweni ezihlala abantu, nokubuyisela imifula enciphile ukuze inciphise amanzi agelezayo. I-UP iye yabiza uMnyango we-Infraturaturaturature ukuze kunikezwe uhlelo lwemali olunikezelwe lwemisebenzi ye-NFM, ukuveza izibonelo eziphumelelayo ezindaweni zasemaphandleni zase-County Fernagh lapho amabhodwe anci awehlile ancishiswe khona izimbo ze - bret ezise zinciphe iziqongo zemfula emfuleni zamanzi ngo-20%.

Izakhiwo zinwebeka futhi ekuvikeleni kogu. Njengoba amazinga olwandle ahlongozwa ukuba anyuke ngo-30-60%etres eNyakatho Ireland ekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka, leliqembu lisekela ukubukezwa okubanzi kwamalungiselelo okukhucululwa kogu lwendawo. Liphikisa ukuthi imali esetshenziswayo manje ekuvikeleni ugu ayanele − ukulinganiselwa ngaphansi kuka £10 wamaRandi ngonyaka (nemali eyengeziwe idingeka ukuvikela izindawo zemifanekiso ezinjenge-Cward Coast kanye ne-Ards Peninsula.)

Ukuthuthukisa Imithombo Yamandla Evuselelwe

I-UUP ingumsekeli onamandla wamandla avuselelekayo anamandla. Iqembu lisekela ukusungulwa komoya, ilanga, kanye ne-biomas njengendlela yokunciphisa ukuncika kumandla omlilo angaphandle futhi lakha amathuba amasha ezomnotho ezindaweni zasemaphandleni. I-UUP yase-Northern Ireland kakade ikhiqiza ingxenye enkulu kagesi wayo ekwakhekeni kabusha (ekuvuselweni kabusha) ngo-45% ngo-2022) kodwa i-UP isho ukuthi le ntuthuko kumelwe iqhubekele emgomweni oshiwo ka-70% kagesi ovuselelwe ngo-2030.

Ngokuqondile, leliqembu liye lasekela ukwanda kwesivinini somoya esikude nogu eNorth Channel nase-Irish Sea. Lisekela ukuvulwa kwamuva kwe-Northern Ireland Adminigtion ye- “Offer Wind Strategic Indawo yezentengiselwano” yezentengiselwano, engakhanga izinkulungwane zezigidi ezisebenza ngokuzibekelela futhi iholele ekwakheni amapulazi amasha omoya afinyelela ku-1. Nokho, i-UP futhi igcizelela isidingo sokukhuphulwa kwemigqa ezimele ukuze kusingathwe amandla avuselelwe, kuhlanganise nabasanda kuhlangana e-Ireland naseScotland.

Amandla elanga aqokonyiswe yiqembu. I-UUP ihlongoze ukuthatha isinyathelo “ezikoleni” esingafaka amabhodi ezakhiweni zomphakathi, ukunciphisa izindleko zamandla emikhandlwini nasezikhululweni zemfundo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, leliqembu lisekela ukusungulwa kwesidingo sendawo semisebenzi yamandla avuselelwayo, liqinisekisa ukuthi amabhizinisi nezisebenzi zendawo azuza ngokunikeza amathuba amaketanga anjenge-turbine okunakekela nokufaka imishini.

Ukusekela Izolimo Ezinomsoco

I-UP iqaphela ukuthi i-agri ewuhlobo lokudla okungcono kakhulu kwezezimali zendawo, ukukhipha i-$2,000 yezigidi zezigidi zezigidi zezigidi zezigidi ze-indium (i- methane) ephuma emfuyweni nasemfuyweni. Kunalokho, leliqembu likhuthaza “ukukhuliswa kwezilwane ezisebenzayo”: ukusebenzisa izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokuzalanisa, ubuchwepheshe bokuthuthukisa ukuchuma, kanye nokuphatha okungcono kwezentengiselwano ukuze kunciphise ukukhiqizwa kwegesi ngaphandle kokunciphisa umkhiqizo wonke.

I-UUP ifuna inguquko elungisiwe yamaqhinga e-UK’s Environmental Land Management (ELM), avuza abalimi ngemikhuba enobungane enjengendawo ezungezile enjenge-gallery, ukwenza izikhawu zesikhashana ezihamba emanzini, nokusebenzisa izitshalo eziyisikwelezi ukuze kuncishiswe. Iqembu liphikisa ukuthi lezi zinqubo kufanele zibe ezokuzithandela kodwa zixhaswe ngokufanele, kanye nemali ekhokhwazwayo egcwele ukushintshela ezindleleni ezisezingeni eliphansi. Liye labiza futhi izisusa zemali kubalimi abafaka i-aeaobictaicries ukuze baguqule i-diaisyry yezilwane zingene enziweni, okungasetshenziswa ukuze kufudusele noma ugesi ozwayo.

Ukuthutha Nokuqondisa

Ukuthutha kungenye imithombo emikhulu yegesi ekhishwayo eNyakatho Ireland, ebangela ukukhishelwa kwegesi ephelele cishe ngamaphesenti angu-20. I-UP isekela ukushintshwa okungasheshiwe emotweni kagesi (EV) ngokutshala izakhiwo ezikhudlwana ngokuthenga izakhiwo zemisebenzi futhi ikhokhela imikhaya ukuba ithenge ama-EV nabaphathi abafakwa odongeni. Leliqembu lihlongoze futhi ukuba kufakwe icebo lokufaka abaphathi abasheshayo emadolobheni lapho umphakathi uhlala udindisiwe khona ngenani elinzima lezakhamuzi zasemaphandleni ezingenakho ukupaka imoto.

Ngaphandle kwezimoto ezizimele, i-UUP ibona indima yobuchwepheshe bamangqamuzana kaphethiloli we-hydrogen ezimotweni ezinkulu namabhasi, iphawula ukuthi ukuhlola amabhasi anamandla e-hydrogen sekuyahamba kakade eBelfast. Iqembu liye lanxusa i-Northern Ireland Idevice ukuba isungule i-hydrogen ebanzi, ilawula amandla alelizwe okuveza i-hydrogen eluhlaza ephehlwa umoya osuka egudleni lolwandle. Icebo elinjalo lingasekela ukuncishiswa kwemisebenzi yezezimboni ezindaweni ezinjenge-Kilroot eshit, i-lave tradiod trans, ehlelelwe ukuvalwa ngo-2025.

Ukuhlanganyela Komphakathi Nemigomo Yesikhathi Esizayo

Ukuhlanganyela imiphakathi yendawo kuyinto ephambili kuma-UUP. Iqembu likholelwa ukuthi izimiso zesimo sezulu esiphansi kakhulu ziyohluleka ngaphandle kokuba izakhamuzi ziqonde futhi zihlanganyele ekushintsheni. Amasu azo ahlanganisa ukufinyelela igwebu le-zero ngo-2050 futhi zimise i-Northern Ireland njengomholi wembulunga yonke ozivumelanisa nesimo sezulu.

Imizamo Yokufundisa

Iqembu lihlela ukusungula uchungechunge lwemikhankaso yemfundo ehlasela izikole, amaqembu omphakathi, namabhizinisi. Esinye isinyathelo esiphawulekayo yisimiso “Izikole ezisezikoleni”, esiboniswa ngamaqhinga afanayo eScotland, lapho izikole ezikhethiwe zithola khona izimali nenkxaso engokobuchwepheshe ukuze zifeze iziphetho zekhabhoni, izihlahla ezitshalwa emakolishi, futhi zishintshele ukuvuselela izimboni zamandla. I-UUUP futhi yenza umncintiswano waminyaka yonke“ weGreen ,'esikole se-sekondali, ikhuthaza abafundi ukuba baklame amakhambize izinselele zesimo sezulu sendawo, okuvuthwa kwemishini yebhobho ezindaweni zesikole noma imigwaqo engaphandle kwesikole.

Kubantu abadala, izinhlangano zomphakathi ezihlela izihloko ezinjengokusebenza kahle kwamandla ekhaya, ukugcinwa kwengadi, nezinzuzo zemisebenzi yamandla enziwa umphakathi. Le mihlangano ivame ukuhlanganisa ukubambisana nemikhandlu yendawo ne-Northern Ireland Environment Agency. I-UUP iye yasebenzisa futhi izinhlelo zayo zezokuxhumana ukuze inyathelise iziyalezo eziqondile eziqonde esimweni sezulu sasekhaya nendlela abantu ngabanye abanganciphisa ngayo izinyawo zabo ngesilinganiso esiphansi kakhulu.

Ubudlelwane Nokubambisana

Ihlobana neziphathimandla zendawo, izinhlangano zendawo ezungezile, kanye nengxenye eyimfihlo ibalulekile ekusebenziseni i-UP. Leliqembu liye lakha ubuhlobo namaqembu anjenge Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Nyakatho Ireland, i-Ulster Wildlife Trust, ne-National Trust ukuze ihlanganyele ubuchwepheshe nokusekela isivikelo semvelo esinamandla. Ngokwesibonelo, i-UUP co-sponshond acty ehamba ngesiphambano esingu 2022 eNorthern Ireland ucingo lokuvinjelwa kwe-pitt diss evikelekile epheniswe ephentientlands.

Engxenyeni ezimele, leliqembu lisebenza neBelfast Chamber of Commerce and Investive Northern Ireland ukuze lisize amabhizinisi avunde imisebenzi yawo. Liye lagcina izimboni zemboni zokuxoxa ngezimali eziluhlaza ezitholakala nge-UK Infrapublicture Bank ne-Northern Ireland Green Growth Fund, enikeza imali ebolekwayo ephansi kakhulu yokuthuthukisa amandla. I-UP futhi isekela ukuthuthukiswa kwe- “Zero Carbon Business Hub” eBelfast, inikeza usizo lwe-aults.

Izinselele Nokugxeka

Nakuba uhlelo lwe-UUP lubonakala lubanzi, lubhekene nezithiyo eziningana ezisebenzayo nezingokwezombangazwe. Okokuqala, leliqembu alikwazi ukulawula ngokuqondile izindawo eziningi ezisekelayo, njengoba isenzo sesimo sezulu sihlanganyelwa phakathi kwe-Northern Ireland Guvernetive, i-UK, kanye nezibopho zomhlaba wonke ngaphansi kwesivumelwano seParis. Njengoba isikhulu samandla esilawulayo sithambekele ekuwiseni okuqhubekayo (akhona kuboniswa kusukela ngo-2017 kuya ku-202020 kuya futhi ngo-2022) ngo-20. Umthetho wezwe lonke i-UK u-Activemental ungazibambezela ukukhiqizwa kwezimali eziyinhloko ezivikela izikhukhula noma inzuzo yamandla avusemuva.

Okwesibili, ukusekela okunamandla kweqembu lokudla okunegalelo kuye kwathola ukugxekwa kwamanye amaqembu endawo emvelo, aphikisa ngokuthi “ukungaqiniswa kwezindawo ezizungezile” kuyi-oxymon futhi ukuthi i-Northern Ireland kumelwe ivume ukwehla kwamanani ezilwane ukuze ihlangabezane nezindawo ezikhipha intuthu. IUP iphikisana ngokuthi noma ikuphi ukwehla ngokushesha kungabhubhisa umnotho wasemaphandleni futhi kuholele ekuthelweni kwecarbon ephakeme evela ngaphandle kwendawo, okwenza isimo sezulu sembulunga yonke sibe sibi kakhulu.

Okwesithathu, i-UUP iye yagxekwa ngokungafaki phambili okuphezulu kakhulu ekutholeni imali ehambisana nokuzivumelanisa nokungalingani. Ngokwesibonelo, ukhetho lwama 2022 lwaleliqembu lwanikeza isigaba esisodwa kuphela ekutshaleni isivikelo, abanye abagcona abakubona kunganele ukuthi i-Northern Ireland ibhekene nezingozi ezinkulu kakhulu kunyakatho we-kapita e-UK. i-UP isho ukuthi isekela i-2023 Religion Division Management Plan ka-premiligial, enikezela ngo-$50 000 [R3 000] eminyakeni elandelayo, kodwa abagxeki baphikisa ngokuthi lokhu kuseyingceyengcucucucu yalokho okudingeka kuyi-ultray ekhuphukayo ekhuphukayo.[99]

Iqembu libuye libhekane nokungavumelani kwesimo sezulu; amanye amalungu amadala abheka lendaba njengezamuva zemibuzo engokomthetho-mthetho ngokuphathelene nesikhundla se-Northern Ireland phakathi kwe-UK. Nokho, umholi weqembu uDoug Beattie wenza i-spected mont ye-mome, ephikisa ngokuthi kokubili kuyisidingo esisebenzayo nempikiswano yokukhetha, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabavoti abasebasha. Ngo-2023, i-UUP yanyathelisa iphephandaba elinemininingwane enesihloko esithi “A Greener Union”, efuna ukubeka leliqembu njengesikhulu sezentengitha yezentengiselwano yezentengiselwano yezentengiselwano yezentengiselwano eNorthern Ireland.

IUUP Kumongo: I - Dvolution ne - Border Diges

Imizamo yokuzimela kwesimo sezulu ye-Ulster Unionst Party ayinakuqondwa ngokuhlukanisa. Indawo ezungezile yase-Northern Ireland ilolongwe yisimo sayo esiyingqayizivele somthetho-sisekelo: iyingxenye ye-UK kodwa iyingxenye yesiqhingi kanye nesimiso esisodwa sikagesi neRiphabliki lase-Ireland. Lokhu kudala kokubili amathuba nezinkinga. Ngokwesibonelo, ukukhishwa kwezolimo kulinganiselwa kokubili e-Northern Ireland naseMhlabeni weRepublic ngenxa yemiyadi ephakathi yemfuyo, idinga ukuthatha isinyathelo esihlangene nge-North - South Service Council.

I-UUP isekela ukubambisana okunamandla okuhlanganisa imingcele ye-oup ekushintsheni isimo sezulu, ikakhulukazi emifuleni ehlukene njenge-River Foyle ne-Carlingford Lough, lapho izikhungo zempi zidinga ukuhlelwa ndawonye. Futhi iye yasekela ukuhlanganiswa kokubuyiselwa kwe-pittland emngceleni, ivuma ukuthi izimila ze carbon aziyiqapheli imingcele yezombangazwe. Nokho, iqembu liyaqaphela noma ikuphi ukulimala kwezimiso zezwe zaleRepublic ezingavimbela abalimi baseNyakatho ye-Ireland, njengentela ye-carbonbon noma imingcele ye-itrogen eqinile.

Ezingeni le-UK, i-UUUP isebenzisa isihlalo sayo eMkhandlwini ka-Commons kanye namalungu ayo eMkhandlwini wezizwe nasezindaweni eziphethe i-commora ukuze ithonye imithetho yezwe yesimo sezulu. Ilokhu ivotela wonke umthetho oqinisa amanetha futhi iye yavikela ilungelo le-Northern Ireland lokubeka izisulu zayo phakathi kwe-UKsamential. Iqembu lisekela futhi amasu e-UK amacebo e-carbon projected system (CBAM), engayikhokha intela emazweni anemithetho yesimo sezulu esibuthakathaka, njengoba i-UUUUUP ibona ukuthi ivikela abalimi bendawo ekuncintisaneni okungenabulungisa.

Bheka Phambili: Inetha Ngo - 2050 Nangalé

I-UUP ihlala izinikele ngokusemthethweni ekucinezeleni kwegesi ekhipha igesi ekhipha inetha ngo-2050. Nokho, leliqembu liye lacela iqembu elizimele ukuba lilandelele intuthuko eNyakatho Ireland, ngoba i-octal yentuthu yegesi yezwe (-90, ezolimo zomphakathi ezilinganiselwe, kanye ne-drodrodro encane evuselelwayo . Iqembu likholelwa ukuthi i-Northern Ireland ingafinyelela inetha elinetha elineze ngisho nakancane kakhulu, njengesizukulwane sikagesi, lapho lingafinyelela khona cishe nge-zerozi ngo-2040 ngokutshala imali eyanele emoyeni wolwandle nangamandla.

Ukukwazi ukuzimela isikhathi eside kuhilela futhi “ukufaka ubufakazi obuyinqaba”. I-UUP ihlongoze ukuthi zonke izakhiwo ezintsha zomphakathi, imigwaqo, nezimiso zamanzi kumelwe zihlanganise ukuhlola isimo sezulu, ukulindela amazinga okushisa aphakeme, imvula enzima, nokwenyuka kolwandle. Leliqembu lisekela futhi isimiso se-“akukho nanetha” yezimiso zezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kunoma isiphi intuthuko entsha, ukuhlanganisa ukuthi izindawo zokuhlala ziyavuselelwa noma zakhiwe kwenye indawo ukuze kulondolozwe ukuqina kwemvelo.

Ekugcineni, i-UUP ibheka emikhubeni emihle kakhulu yomhlaba wonke. Ithumele amanxusa ukuba ayohlangana njenge-COP27 ne-COP28 ukuze afunde kwezinye izifunda ezisezingeni ezincane. Ikhuthazwa amazwe anjengeDenmark, ahlanganise amandla omoya nemishini yokufudumeza izifunda, ne-New Zealand, elawula ukukhishwa kwezolimo ngecebo lokulungisa ipulazi elihamba phambili. Umgomo weqembu ukwenza i-Non Northern Ireland i-Ireland ibe isivivinyo sokuzimela isimo sezulu esincane, esinzima sezomnotho zezolimo yezwe, esingase-UK nase-Ireland.

Ngalemizamo, iUlster Unionism Party ihlose ukudala i-Northern Ireland eqinile nengamelana nezinselele zokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuyilapho isekela ukukhula kwezomnotho nenhlala - kahle yomphakathi. Indlela ayilula, kodwa ngokulinganisela ukulangazelela ne Pragmaticism, leliqembu linethemba lokuguqula amathuba abantu elibameleyo abe sengozini.