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In just under three months, Swiss voters will vote at the polls towards the “net zero” target for 2050. In Flüeli-Ranft, in Switzerland’s geographical center, supporters launched their campaign for a yes to the climate protection law effective June 18.
Under the motto “Protect what matters to us”, the alliance of around 200 associations, organizations and companies led by the Climate Protection Association is entering the voting campaign. The campaign must focus on something originally Swiss, she announced on Thursday: protecting the population, their livelihoods and nature.
Climate damage in the billions
Climate damage is already costing billions in Switzerland, proponents claim. Climate change can be seen and felt in Switzerland, and many people feel the effects of climate damage directly.
“The disappearance of the glaciers is a wake-up call,” says campaign manager Sophie Fürst, according to the report. Last summer alone, Swiss glaciers lost more than six percent of their ice. We must work together to halt global warming.
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that the impacts of climate change are more serious than previously believed, says Boris Previšić, director of the Institute of Alpine Cultures at the University of Lucerne. “But it also shows that we know what needs to be done and we have the resources to do it.”
Climate seniors fight for the law
The climate seniors are also involved in the campaign. Older people felt the effects of heat very strongly, said co-chair Rosmarie Wydler-Wälti. She is committed to the health of the elderly and “because we take responsibility for the future”.
The proponents of the climate protection law invite you to participate in the campaign: they can design their voting poster on a website and show what they want to protect with the new law with particular urgency. More than 800 people had already made a voting poster, it said on Thursday.
Counter proposal for the glacier initiative
Parliament passed this in the fall as an indirect counter-proposal to the glacier initiative. It sets clear targets and thus gradually leads Switzerland towards climate neutrality. With a yes, voters would take responsibility for current and future generations, the supporters alliance writes.
Together with the law, parliament decided on financing measures for innovations and the replacement of fossil fuel heating systems. In the eyes of its proponents, this promotes innovative technologies for climate protection.
Allianz writes that the fact that the federal government supports companies in drawing up roadmaps to reduce emissions creates added value and strengthens the local economy. And by 2050 at the latest, dependence on foreign oil and gas will come to an end.
opportunity for the economy
Fabian Etter, co-chair of Swisscleantech and co-initiator of the Economic Commission, spoke of an opportunity for the economy. The Climate Protection Act provided planning certainty and thanks to the stimulation of innovation and time schedules, companies and sectors would take faster steps towards net zero.
Schwyz’s central council of states, Othmar Reichmuth, praised the new law as a typical Swiss compromise: “It contains no new taxes, but clear goals, promotion of innovation and important investments,” he said.
SVP took referendum
The Climate Protection Act is being voted on because the SVP held the referendum against it. In plain language, the new law means a ban on heating oil, petrol, diesel and gas, she claims. About 60 percent of homeowners would be forced to install new heating systems in their homes.
The SVP points out that heating or driving a car is only possible with electricity. This will greatly increase electricity consumption in Switzerland. She calls the bill an “electricity guzzler law”. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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