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At the national level, Switzerland has committed to a net-zero target by 2050 and has enshrined this goal in law. This means that by 2050, only as many greenhouse gases may be emitted as can be removed from the atmosphere. Municipalities and cantons have a key role to play in achieving this goal and should therefore set an example on the path to net zero.
The key question is: How do we get to net zero? Small and medium-sized municipalities in particular often find it difficult to keep track of what is possible, reasonable and feasible for them. However, larger cities and municipalities also face major challenges, for example due to the high density of land use and the large number of stakeholders involved.
Swiss Climate supports you as a municipality or canton on your way to the net-zero target and helps you to make your contribution to fulfilling the Paris Climate Agreement and the Swiss climate target.
Each municipality and canton has a different starting point. Our energy and climate management experts will work with you to develop solutions tailored to your circumstances and needs. We will show you where you stand and how you can get there faster.
Swiss Climate offers support in the following areas to help you achieve a net-zero goal:
Net Zero Check: Identifying gaps in achieving net-zero (how far is it to net-zero?)
Climate Strategy/Concept/Mission Statement: Development of a climate strategy, policy, or mission statement to achieve net zero, or adaptation and alignment of existing energy and climate policies, mission statements, and strategies to the net zero goal.
Climate Goal: Definition of a climate target based on different approaches and calculation of a reduction path to achieve the defined climate target
Greenhouse Gas Balances: Balancing the greenhouse gas emissions of the administration or the municipal or cantonal area (territory), also possible for individual sectors (buildings, transport, industry, etc.)
Monitoring of measures: development of measures, specification of fields of action and measures, prioritization of measures, review of target status, monitoring of implementation
Climate protection projects: Developing a strategy for dealing with unavoidable residual emissions (carbon offsets/CO2 certificates, sink projects) and developing your own climate protection project
Participation: Different degrees and forms of participation according to your needs
Communication: Develop an internal and external communication strategy
For Energy Cities: Coordination of climate change mitigation, adaptation and other areas of action with existing energy city management