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  • Zurich is investing CHF 573 million in district heating

    Zurich is investing CHF 573 million in district heating

    In a press release , the City of Zurich announced the approval of the “Thermal grids of the power plant” credit line in the amount of CHF 573 million. The amount is to flow into the switch from fossil to renewable heating and cooling in the city and financially secure the conversion of the heating supply required to achieve the climate target. Those entitled to vote should decide on the approval in 2022.

    The city set the course for the climate policy expansion plans “ Net Zero 2040 ” of the electricity company of the city of Zurich ( ewz ) in spring 2021 with the opening of the Zurich Heat Advice Center. The legal foundation was laid in November 2021 with the Heat Supply Ordinance.

    City Councilor Michael Baumer is quoted as saying that the municipal measure, which is divided into six sub-projects, makes an “important contribution to decarbonisation in the heating sector”. The financial buffer is “only a first step, the actual work is just beginning,” announces Baumer.

  • Winterthur wants to become climate neutral by 2040

    Winterthur wants to become climate neutral by 2040

    The voters in Winterthur are in favor of a climate-neutral city by 2040. On November 28, two variants of a net zero for CO2 emissions were up for voting. One envisaged achieving climate neutrality by 2050, the second by 2040. In the key question, the variant prevailed by 2040, explains the city administration of Winterthur in a message .

    Net zero emissions mean that no more greenhouse gases are emitted than can be absorbed by natural and technical reservoirs at the same time. With climate neutrality by 2040, the city of Winterthur has set itself a more ambitious goal than the canton of Zurich and the federal government. Both aim to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

    In the referendum in Winterthur, 61.31 percent approved the option by 2040. The climate target of a net zero by 2050 was approved by 63.59 percent of the voters. In the key question, the goal of climate neutrality by 2040 prevailed with 60.41 percent of the votes.