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Yesterday there were sometimes oppressive moments: while the protesters shouted, the bourgeois politicians were upset by the illegal action of the climate movement. One of them is Christian Imark from SVP.
Imark says the activists did more harm than good to themselves and their cause: “That was clearly counterproductive. If you don’t stick to the culture of our country with illegal actions and busy police. “
Advances in the law thanks to the climate movement
Counterproductive? Precisely today the parliamentarians approved the motion of the conference to unify the CO2 law. A law that was born in this way thanks to the climate movement. The key figures: Switzerland should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 compared to 1990.
“That was clearly counterproductive”: National Councilor SVP Imark.
Keystone
The measures to achieve this are diverse: heating oil and gasoline, for example, are likely to be more expensive. Passengers on scheduled and charter flights will also have to pay up to 120 additional francs in the future, depending on travel distance and class. Revenues from the new taxes will flow to a climate fund, the funds of which will, in turn, be invested in climate projects.
Demands of the greens
But the law is known to be too tame for activists. Balthasar Glättli, President of the Greens, emphasized that the Climate Youth has now made it even clearer that more must be done with the CO2 Law. “Only if Switzerland wants to meet the net zero targets by 2050 that have already been ratified in the Paris climate agreement,” Glättli said.
Inspired by the climate campaign on the Bundesplatz, the Greens today issued a press release with new demands behind the new law. For example, they require that from 2025 only passenger cars and light commercial vehicles without fossil fuels be registered.
Shaking my head with Greens and SP
But politics in Switzerland is a matter of compromise. Probably the will to speak among the bourgeoisie was never very great. But it is likely that the margin of movement has decreased significantly. For example, SVP National Councilor Christian Imark says: “For us, climate youth is no longer a reliable partner in the political debate.”
The CO2 law may not be perfect, but it takes us one step further.
But the Greens and Social Democrats also shake their heads when they learn of possible support for the movement for a referendum. “That would be a shot in the oven,” said Glättli of the Greens. “The CO2 law is not perfect, but it takes us one step further.”
Green Liberals are not happy with the campaign, either. On the one hand, attention to the climate is important, said Jürg Grossen, president of GLP. “On the other hand, I think that with such extreme actions, people who are in the middle are lost.”
One thing is for sure: the discussion about the weather will continue. Not just because the left will keep pushing. From the right, it is most likely that the referendum against the CO2 law will be called.
