{"id":81217,"date":"2024-03-18T08:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T07:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/parlament-stimmt-co2-gesetz-deutlich-zu\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:31:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:31:17","slug":"parlament-stimmt-co2-gesetz-deutlich-zu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/en\/parlament-stimmt-co2-gesetz-deutlich-zu\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament clearly approves CO2 Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

The revised CO2 Act<\/a> has achieved clear approval in the final vote<\/a> in Parliament. The Council of States adopted it by 42 votes to one with one abstention. The National Council approved it by 122 votes to 42 with 27 abstentions.<\/p>\n

This makes it clear how, in Parliament’s view, Switzerland should halve its CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The majority of the reduction is to be achieved domestically. However, contrary to the wishes of the National Council, Parliament has not agreed any fixed domestic reductions. These must now be set by the Federal Council. Basic installations for the charging infrastructure for electric cars are also not to be subsidised by the federal government. The CO2 levy will remain at CHF 120 per tonne. No new levies will be introduced, unlike the previous proposal, which failed in 2021 and provided for an air ticket levy. However, aviation petrol is to be blended with renewable fuel in future.<\/p>\n

Economiesuisse<\/a> welcomes the law as “effective and sensible”. It shows “how an effective climate policy with majority support can be achieved without symbolic politics and unrealistic demands”, writes the business umbrella organisation in a press release<\/a>. The danger of a referendum has been averted, but if it were to take place, it would have little chance at the ballot box.<\/p>\n

Not so swisscleantech<\/a>. “The result is disappointing,” writes<\/a> the energy transition association. In view of the lack of a domestic target and the stagnating incentive taxes, it is clear that Switzerland will only be able to achieve its halving target by 2030 with a lot of compensation from abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Council and Council of States have clearly voted in favour of the revised CO2 Act. Switzerland is to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. An increase in the CO2 levy was dispensed with, as were new levies and a binding reduction in Switzerland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12476],"tags":[45388,14988,12520,45389,20107],"class_list":["post-81217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immonews","tag-co2-abgabe-en","tag-elektroautos-en","tag-energie-en","tag-flugbenzin-en","tag-treibstoff-en"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":[],"lead":"The National Council and Council of States have clearly voted in favour of the revised CO2 Act. Switzerland is to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. An increase in the CO2 levy was dispensed with, as were new levies and a binding reduction in Switzerland.","autor":"ce\/stk","ort":"Bern ","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t