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  • Circular companies postpone Earth Overshoot Day

    Circular companies postpone Earth Overshoot Day

    This year’s Earth Overshoot Day is July 28, the Global Footprint Network said in a statement . It calculates the day each year when human demand exceeds the resources the planet can replenish in a full year. Over the last 50 years, the so-called Overshoot Day has moved up and down the calendar.

    Circular companies counteract this development. Two German and one Swiss company are mentioned as examples in the communication. The construction company Eberhard from Kloten ZH has developed a method with which mixed rubble can be broken down into new and recyclable secondary raw materials. A circular concrete developed by Eberhard could be used worldwide to delay Earth Overshoot Day by 2.4 days, according to the statement.

    As further examples of circular companies, Global Footprint Network lists the water technology company Aqseptence Group from Aarbergen in southern Hesse and the Cologne-based company Interzero , which specializes in waste recycling. “Circular solutions give companies the best chance to be successful in a foreseeable future,” said Mathis Wackernagel of the Global Footprint Network. According to her, such companies are more likely to remain valuable than companies that ignore climate change, resource scarcity and resource security.

  • The Glattalbahn is getting longer

    The Glattalbahn is getting longer

    The transport system in the Kloten region is reaching its limits. The consequences are increasing hours of traffic jams and severe noise and air pollution. The Glattalbahn extension to Kloten promises a chance for improvement, which, in addition to the extension of the tram line between the airport and the Steinacker development area in Kloten, includes two other sub-projects: A main bicycle connection with a separate footpath and flood protection for Kloten and for the airport. The spatial proximity and the dependencies of these sub-projects require joint project planning and construction. This means that the canton of Zurich can effectively and sustainably master three challenges in one project and make optimal use of synergies.

    On July 16, 2020, VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG (VBG) submitted the application for the infrastructure concession to the Federal Office of Transport (BAV). The procedure examined whether there was a public interest in the construction and operation of the new tram connection and whether there were no significant public interests – for example environmental protection or nature and heritage protection – opposed to the granting of the concession. The Federal Council examined the application and decided to grant the license to the VBG. This decision cannot be contested. There will be opportunities for objections at a later point in time during the public approval of the plan.

    The VBG is currently working on the construction project that forms the basis for the cantonal loan approval. The decision of the cantonal council is expected in 2024. This is subject to an optional referendum. The project was submitted to the federal government in June 2021 as part of the 4th generation agglomeration programme. This will probably decide on co-financing by the end of 2023. The approval process (plan approval process under the Railway Act) is expected to run in parallel from 2023. Construction is currently expected to start in 2026, subject to legally binding planning approval and secured funding from the canton and the federal government. The construction work will take around four years.

    The Glattalbahn has big plans.