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What should we do to reach the net-zero for 2050? (feddit.ch)

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Do you personally help to reduce your own CO~2~ emissions? What should the country do to reach this goal? Who will be the winners / losers of all this?

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[–] flor0 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I personally try to live a minimal lifestyle. I'm concerned about this part of the Abstimmungstext:

Art. 6 Förderung von neuartigen Technologien und Prozessen 1 Der Bund sichert Unternehmen bis zum Jahr 2030 Finanzhilfen zu für die Anwendung von neuartigen Technologien und Prozessen, die der Umsetzung der Fahrpläne nach Artikel 5 Absatz 2 oder einzelner Massnahmen davon dienen.

I like the idea of the Klimagesetz. But I'm concerned that when companies buy new technology, they receive money from the Bund to do so. That money then goes to the companies that research and produce these "new technologies and processes". I really wonder if the Bundesräte, Parlamentarier and politicians have invested in these companies previous to the election. So the overall flow of the money is from us taxpayers to the investors of those companies that produce the "new technologies". Also we are assuming companies will not abuse these free money handouts and buy cheap new technologies and pocket the rest. Maybe I'm being paranoid but companies are always greedy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I see your concerns about the article, but if some of these companies have used for their own good will probably surface much later, when the situation looks different. Plus, as i know the swiss bureaucracy, you have to make an effort, to claim money.

As soon as you get "free money" a lot of people/companies will try to fit into the box to get it. But i still believe that we have some great folks which deserve some support to keep their innovations coming. So personally, i try to see the good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's a damned if you do and damned if you don't thing.

There's always going to be grifters who'll try to milk such a program. But on the other hand there are legitimately promising ideas out there that could really benefit from a bit of a hand.

For example I've yet to see any agrivoltaics here in Switzerland but with the worsening water situation a bit of shade over various crops might be just what the doctor ordered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I think massively expanding solar in a way that helps regular people would be great. Help normal people generate their own energy and let them actually save money from helping to transition to renewables. This is especially important to reach the rural people that often live in houses and are sceptical.

Another important aspect would be to increase the density of public transport. In most rural places people just have to own a car and use it because public transport is not reliable at all. If you just tell these people to not use their cars it won't help at all.

Seperate bike routes would also help and would be great for cyclists and car drivers as they would make it safer for everyone.

Personally I try to use public transport or a bike as much as possible. I also try to reduce my meat consumption. But in the end those decisions help very little and the focus should be on transport and companies. The regular people do not produce as much CO2 as corporations.