Energy

AKB Green Hypothek saves tons of CO2

The Green Mortgage offered by Aargauische Kantonalbank (AKB) since 2020 has already led to savings of around 232 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the first year. This emerges from a…

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Energy

CO2 reduction is driving the real estate market

Beat Huber sees energy saving and CO2 reduction as the driving force behind the further development of the Swiss real estate market. In the interview, the new Vice President of…

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Regions

Lausanne bans combustion engines from 2030

The city of Lausanne has presented its climate plan. Accordingly, it will ban all cars with internal combustion engines from the urban area from 2030. It wants to be completely…

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City of Zurich wants to reduce heat

The city of Zurich would like to take action against an overheated urban climate. In addition to measures in the building sector, a pilot project has been launched in which…

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Energy

Switzerland must accelerate the energy transition

Switzerland must greatly expand its domestic renewable energy production, otherwise it will miss its climate targets. This is shown by studies by the Federal Office of Energy. If it maintains…

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Energy

Climate Foundation Switzerland supports innovative projects

The Swiss Climate Foundation speaks 1.3 million francs for climate protection projects in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Particular attention is paid to energy-efficient products for buildings that save CO2, but also…

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Energy

E-buses connect Zurich's ETH locations

Three eCitaro G e-buses from Mercedes-Benz are now running between the locations of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH). The model only recently celebrated its world premiere.…

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Energy

Green asphalt permanently removes CO2 from the air

During a road repair in Dornbirn, asphalt with an admixture of charcoal was used for the first time. If the test mix meets expectations, a test stretch of 30 meters…

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Energy

The renovation rate for buildings is still too low

In 2019, the federal government and the cantons spent more funding on building renovations in order to increase the renovation rate. However, less impact was achieved per subsidy franc than…

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Energy

Climeworks removes CO2 from the air in Iceland

In Hellisheiði, Iceland, Climeworks lays the foundation for a decisive scaling of CO2 capture from the air. The geothermal power plant there provides the renewable energy, Climeworks builds the separation…

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Energy

Energie Zukunft Schweiz launches climate bonus for wood heating

Energie Zukunft Schweiz, together with the Association for Wood Firing Switzerland, is offering a national climate bonus for replacing fossil heating with wood heating. Thanks to this premium, investments could…

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