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20.04.2005 | General news
Swiss Greenhouse gas emissions remain at the same level
Federal council takes measures to reduce CO2-emissions

In 2003 greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland amounted to 52.3 Mio. tons CO2 equivalents. They were therefore at about the same level as in 1990 (52.4 Mio. t) and slightly higher than in 2002. According to the Kyoto Protocol Switzerland is obliged to reduce its emissions between 2008 and 2012 by 8 per cent in comparison to 1990.
Carbon dioxide (CO2), which is generated by the use of fossil fuels, accounts for 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland. On 23 March 2005 the Federal Council has decided to reduce CO2 emissions by introducing a CO2 tax on combustibles and a «climate centime» on hydrocarbon fuels. Provided these measures are implemented in time, the targets of the Kyoto Protocol and of the CO2 law can be attained. The CO2 tax and the climate centime are planned to be launched at the beginning of 2006.
For further information: www.umwelt-schweiz.ch


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20.04.2005 | General news
Swiss Greenhouse gas emissions remain at the same level
Federal council takes measures to reduce CO2-emissions

In 2003 greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland amounted to 52.3 Mio. tons CO2 equivalents. They were therefore at about the same level as in 1990 (52.4 Mio. t) and slightly higher than in 2002. According to the Kyoto Protocol Switzerland is obliged to reduce its emissions between 2008 and 2012 by 8 per cent in comparison to 1990.
Carbon dioxide (CO2), which is generated by the use of fossil fuels, accounts for 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland. On 23 March 2005 the Federal Council has decided to reduce CO2 emissions by introducing a CO2 tax on combustibles and a «climate centime» on hydrocarbon fuels. Provided these measures are implemented in time, the targets of the Kyoto Protocol and of the CO2 law can be attained. The CO2 tax and the climate centime are planned to be launched at the beginning of 2006.
For further information: www.umwelt-schweiz.ch


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