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Verbote bei fossilen Brenn- und Treibstoffen längerfristig kaum vermeidbar

Der Gegenentwurf des Bundesrates zur «Gletscher-Initiative» setzt wichtige Leitplanken für den Weg der Schweiz in Richtung Klimaneutralität. Die Vorgaben genügen aber laut den Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz noch nicht. So enthält der Entwurf zwar einen linearen Absenkpfad für den Ausstoss von Treibhausgasen bis 2050. 

Ein weitgehendes Verbot fossiler Brenn- und Treibstoffe schlägt der Bundesrat im Gegensatz zur Initiative nicht vor. Der Ausstieg aus fossilen Energien sei längerfristig aber kaum vermeidbar, wolle die Schweiz die Treibhausgasemissionen wirklich auf Netto Null senken, schreiben die Forschenden.

 

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