Ikholomu yezivakashi: U-Ann Arbor wenza amagxathu abheke ekuhlangabezaneni nezinhloso ze-carbon-neutron

NguChristopher Taylor

I-ANN ARBOR, MI - Amadolobha kulo lonke elaseMelika abhekene nenqwaba yezinselelo ezihlanganayo ngesikhathi sasehlobo sika-2020. Ngokuvuselelwa kwe-COVID-19, uhlelo lwezomnotho olungaphansi kwengcindezi enkulu, ukubonakala okucacile kobuhlungu nezinhlawulo zokungabi nabulungisa ngokobuhlanga, kanye neqiniso kanye nosongo lokushintsha kwesimo sezulu sendawo, indlela yethu inzima.

Ububanzi kanye nokujula kwalezo zinselele kubangela ukuthi kuhlonishwe ukuthi kufanele siguqule inkambo. I-oda elimisiwe ngeke lenze. Ngalesi sikhathi ake sixoxe ngesimo sezulu sethu sendawo. NgiyiMeya yesimo sezulu yasendaweni, futhi ngiyaziqhenya ngokusho ukuthi u-Ann Arbor uthatha izinyathelo zokuqinisekisa ikusasa eliqhakazile lomakhelwane kanye nendawo ebanzi.

Manje sesivele sinikeze uhlelo olwaziwa njenge-A2ZERO, oluchaza indlela nendlela yokuthola ushintsho olumaphakathi kokungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni emphakathini wonke ngonyaka ka-2030. Lolu hlelo lwethulwe ngazwi linye ngoJuni. I-A2ZERO ibheka ukuguqulwa kwesakhiwo, kepha futhi iveza izindlela zokuthinta ukunqoba kwe-carbon okwamanje.

Kusukela ngoJuni, u-Ann Arbor utshale imali endaweni yethu yokuqala yokuqina kwesimo sezulu sendawo, wenyusa uhlelo lwethu lweSolarize Ann Arbor ukukhulisa ukungena komndeni kumandla we-voltaic photo, utshale imali engaphezulu kwama- $ 75,000 kwizibonelelo ezikhungweni zomdabu ukuqhubekisela phambili izindlela ezahlukahlukene ezihlobene nokusimama, basekele abaholi bentsha bomdabu engqungqutheleni ebhekele ukusimama eholwa yintsha, sebethule ukuthengwa kwenqwaba yamabhayisikili kagesi, futhi bethula ama-RFPs ukufaka amandla we-voltaic yezithombe ezindaweni eziningi ezisemadolobheni amakhulu.

Lokho nje kuyisiqalo.

Ukukhishwa kwezimoto kungesinye isikhala endaweni lapho sikwazi ukuqala ngokuwina okusheshayo. Ukusebenza kwezimoto kubhekela ingxenye enkulu yendawo engaphansi kwekhabhoni, yingakho sibamba iqhaza ku-Local Weather Mayors Electrical Car Buy Collaborative, sisebenza ngokucophelela ne-Electrification Coalition ukuze sengeze ama-EV ezimotweni zethu zikamasipala futhi senze i-Ann Arbor EV- ngomumo.

Muva nje i-Electrification Coalition yethule icala lokuhlola umsebenzi wethu kuma-EVs kuze kube manje, okuqokomisa i-2018 Inexperienced Fleets Coverage yethu, ebhekise kuyo yonke iminyango yamadolobha amakhulu ukukala ukukhiqizwa kwezimoto ngo-25% ngo-2025, maqondana namabanga ayisisekelo ka-2017. Ukulandela ukuthunyelwa kokuqala kwe-Chevrolet Bolts esebenza ngogesi wonke, idolobha labambisana ne-Electrification Coalition yi-Collaborative ukusiza nokwazisa ezinye izindlela kuzo zonke izimoto zedolobha elikhulu ukushintshela kugesi.

Ukusebenza ngokubambisana nokudweba emikhubeni emikhulu esizweni sonke, u-Ann Arbor wakhetha ukuthenga enye i-Chevrolet Bolts engu-17 ethinta abahloli beConstructing Inspectors yonke imoto ethwala ukukhanya, ngaphezu kwezimoto ezisetshenziselwa iyunithi yezidingo zeqembu lethu, kanye neyokugcina Iphuli lezimoto.

Ngokubambisana ne-Collaborative, manje sesixhumene nomasipala abehlukene ukusungula umthetho wokuqala we-EV-Readiness kanye nezichibiyelo ezingaba khona kwi-Unified Growth Code yethu ukusiza ukwamukelwa komakhelwane i-EV. Sifunde futhi saphindaphinda impumelelo evela ezigabeni ezahlukahlukene - ikakhulukazi i-Atlanta, iDenver neColumbus, e-Ohio (lowo monakalo owodwa!) - ukuphakamisa ukuqonda izingqinamba, izinselelo, nezindlela ezisetshenziswe abanye ekwakheni nasekusebenzeni kahle imihlahlandlela yezomthetho engaqhathaniswa. Ngifuna ukuthola isiphakamiso sethu ngaphambi komkhandlu ngokuqeda le yr.

Sibe sesimeni esingeziwe sokusebenzisa ulwazi nokuhlolwa kobumbano lwe-Electrification Coalition ukusungula izindlela zokuxhasa ngezimali nezindlela zokuthenga ukubhekana nemali ehambisanayo nenguquko yengqalasizinda yamabhasi ethu okuhamba aye kugesi. Idolobha lizoqhubeka nokuqhubekisela phambili imigomo yalo enobudlova yokusetha iziteshi zokushaja ze-EV kulo lonke idolobha (amashaja ayi-100 e-EV minyaka yonke, ukusiza inhloso yokwamukelwa komphakathi ye-EV engama-20% ngonyaka ka-2030. ukuphakela idolobha imikhuba emikhulu ekuhlanganisweni, ezintweni nasezindabeni zobuchwepheshe.

Ngaphandle kokuphathwa kwezwe lonke, ohulumeni bezwe nabomdabu kufanele bathathe isinyathelo. Senza amagxathu amahle e-Ann Arbor maqondana nokuhlanganisa izinhloso zethu zokungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni kanye nokuthola uhlelo lwezomnotho olulinganayo nolulinganayo lwe-zero-carbon, kepha kungahle kube nokuningi okwengeziwe okufanele kwenziwe futhi kuncane uma kungenzeka kube lula. Siyaziqhenya ngokubambisana nohulumeni bomdabu abehlukene esizweni sonke abasebenzela ukufeza le nhloso, ukufunda kwabanye, ukwabelana ngempumelelo yethu nokusikhubekisayo. Sonke siyazi ukuthi asikwazi ukukwenza sodwa; sonke sikulokhu ngokuhlanganyela.