Imikhumbi ibuye ikhiphe amagesi abamba ukushisa emkhathini ngenxa yokushisa okubaswayo kokusebenza kwenjini. Itheku laseBarcelona ihlose ukuthuthukisa nokwazisa ngezikebhe ezihlanzekile nezinemvelo kakhulu. Ngalokhu wethule okwakhe Uhlelo Lokuthuthukiswa Kwezinga Lomoyae lapho inhloso yayo enkulu ukunciphisa ukungcola okungcolisayo ngesikhathi sokwenza kwayo.
Lesi sinyathelo siphakamisa ukukhuthaza igesi yemvelo encibilikisiwe njengenye indlela kaphethiloli yezimoto nemikhumbi. Kuyinqubomgomo yamabhonasi ezikebhe ezihlanzekile.
Izinhloso zalolu hlelo zibhekwe ngabomvu ngonyaka we-2020 lapho kuzokwenziwa khona konke ukulungiswa kwemikhumbi yangaphakathi yetheku ngezimoto zikagesi nokwakhiwa kwenethiwekhi yokuxhuma ugesi ezindaweni zokupaka nezindawo zomphakathi ethekwini.
Lolu hlelo luyanxusa i-International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ukulawula ukukhishwa kwegesi emikhumbi ngokuhaha kakhulu. UMongameli Wetheku LaseBarcelona, ISixte Cambra, ungeze:
“Isinyathelo esisiphakamisayo sihlanganisa futhi sihlele uchungechunge lwezenzo ezizosivumela ukunciphisa ngempumelelo umnikelo wethu ekungcolisweni kwedolobha laseBarcelona "
ESpain kunezinkinga uma kukhulunywa ngokuba nomugqa wesenzo maqondana namabhonasi eSpain kusukela kuHulumeni ayinikezi izibonelelo ukutshala imali ezintweni ezivuselelekayo. USixte uveze ukuthi uzocela uHulumeni waseSpain ukuthi aguqule iPort Law ukuze ikhule 5% kuya ku-40% inani lamanje lesaphulelo. Ngalesi silinganiso, kuzokwazi ukuheha imikhumbi eminingi yokuhamba ngezikebhe nemikhumbi yezimpahla enokukhishwa kwegesi engcolisa umoya okuncane futhi ngalokho kuthuthukise ikhwalithi yomoya waseBarcelona.