Izindaba Ezintsha: Ukutholwa Okukhulu Kwezinto Zomhlaba Ezingavamile eGreenland
Ekutholakaleni okudabukisayo okungase kumise kabusha imakethe yomhlaba wonke yezinto ezingavamile zomhlaba, ososayensi bathole idiphozithi ebalulekile yalawa mamineral abalulekile eGreenland. Lokhu okutholakele, okumenyezelwe namuhla nguMnyango Wezemvelo waseGreenland, sekuzokuba nemithelela efinyelela kude kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nezimboni zamandla avuselelekayo emhlabeni wonke.
Izakhi zomhlaba ezingavamile, iqembu lezinsimbi ezingu-17, ziyizingxenye ezibalulekile kuhlelo olubanzi lwezinhlelo zokusebenza zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu, okuhlanganisa izimoto zikagesi, izinjini zomoya, nama-smartphone. Okwamanje, ukunikezwa komhlaba wonke kwalezi zici kukhonya abadlali abambalwa ababalulekile, okuholela ekungezwani kwezepolitiki kanye nokuba sengozini kwemakethe.
Idiphozithi esanda kutholwa, etholakala eduze kwedolobha laseNarsaq eningizimu yeGreenland, ilinganiselwa ukuthi iqukethe inani elikhulu le-neodymium ne-dysprosium, phakathi kokunye. Lezi zakhi zibaluleke kakhulu ngenxa yokusetshenziswa kwazo ekukhiqizeni odonsa abanamandla bamamotho kagesi.
Uhulumeni waseGreenland ugcizelele ukuthi lokhu okutholakele kuzothuthukiswa ngokugxila kakhulu ekusimameni kwemvelo kanye nokuhlonipha imiphakathi yasendaweni. Le ndlela ihlose ukubeka izinga elisha emkhakheni wezimayini ovame ukuba nezingxabano.
Umthelela walokhu kutholwa ungase ube noguquko. Ngokuhlukanisa ukuhlinzekwa komhlaba wonke kwezinto ezingavamile zomhlaba, kungase kunciphise ukuthembela kubahlinzeki abakhulu bamanje futhi kungase kuholele ezintengo ezizinzile. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu emazweni atshala imali kakhulu kubuchwepheshe obuluhlaza, obuthembele kulezi zici.
Nokho, indlela eya ekukhiqizeni ayinazo izinselele. Isimo sezulu esibi kanye nendawo ekude izodinga izixazululo ezintsha zokukhipha nokuthutha lezi zinto. Ukwengeza, imithelela ye-geopolitical ayinakugwema, njengoba lokhu kutholwa kungase kuguqule ibhalansi emakethe yomhlaba wonke yalezi zinsiza zamasu.
Ochwepheshe babikezela ukuthi umthelela ogcwele walokhu okutholakele uzokwenzeka eminyakeni ezayo, njengoba iGreenland izulazula ezinkingeni zokuthuthukisa le nsiza ngendlela eqhubekayo nenesibopho.