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Workers replace an oil boiler in a Zurich home. The new Climate Act provides financial aid to replace outdated heating systems with more climate-friendly systems. © Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
On June 18 the Swiss people will cast their votes on a new climate law. This counterproposal to the so-called Glacier Initiative aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions to“net zero” by 2050.
This content was published on April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023 minutes A journalist from Ticino resident in Bern, I write on scientific and social issues with reports, articles, interviews and analysis. I am interested in environmental, climate change and energy issues, as well as migration, development aid and human rights in general.
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What is it all about?The Swiss parliament accepted new climate legislation in September 2022. The federal act on climate protection goals, innovation and strengthening energy securityexternal link seeks to accelerate the country's transition to renewable energies in order to achieve a net-zero emission balance (climate neutrality) by 2050. This means that, by then, Switzerland must not emit more greenhouse gases than are absorbed by natural carbon sinks, such as forests, or by technical means.
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