Rarely, Switzerland has debated so passionately on climate protection in recent weeks. So on the last Friday of the SRF-political vessel “Arena”, as a politician were arguing about which party is the most engaged in the credible climate policy. It is also a battle for the voters ‘ favor was: In the autumn national elections; because no politician wants to be regarded as a climate hostile.
Spicy is against this Background, a business that will be considered by the national Council in the upcoming spring session: the Development of the car. By 2030, various projects will strengthen the national road network and expand. Estimated Cost: 14.8 Billion Swiss Francs. Most concretely, the projects in the so-called expansion step 2019. The Federal Council proposes to the Parliament, to 2.3 billion Swiss francs, the Bypass of Lucerne to the Hand, as well as the capacity expansion, Crissier, VD, as well as the diversion of Le Locle, NE. The pre-Advisory traffic Commission of the national Council of this Development. Also From Näfels GL and La Chaux-de-Fonds, NE to find acceptance into the program. The expansion step 2019, the price would increase so, to 3.3 billion francs.
“The transport policy in the area of the infrastructure is still completely disconnected from climate policy.”Michael Swiss national Council, Green
The Green fight the template. “The national transport policy in the area of the infrastructure is still completely disconnected from climate policy,” says national Council, Michael Swiss. A sustainable transport policy but had weights of the pedestrian and Bicycle traffic and public transport is stronger than it is today. The Greens will submit a referral request. The Federal Council shall revise the template, and the environment-, climate – and energy policy objectives of the Federal government. To put this into perspective, Switzerland is to halve, by the will of the Federal Council by 2030, CO2 emissions, compared to 1990. While the sectors of building and industry experienced a decline in CO2 levels, emits the traffic today, slightly more than 30 years ago. He is therefore regarded as the problem child of Swiss climate policy.
The Greens ‘ amendment, is likely to remain out of the game. It is only in the detail, consulting the eco-will get help from the SP and the GLP, the combat individual improvement projects. A strong civil Alliance, however, wants to promote the business as outlined. This not only includes the SVP, but also of the FDP, whose President Petra Gössi would like to make the party more ecological. As the CVP, has announced that the national Council cracking failure of the CO2-law in the Council of States on climate of course. And finally, the BDP, which supported the glaciers initiative, so that people desire, which demands the withdrawal of Switzerland from the fossil energies by 2050.
“We see mobility as a need, not make it impossible or more difficult.”Martin Landolt, President of BDP
A contradictory policy, the parliamentarians of these parties do not see. “Congestion is harmful to the environment,” says FDP national councillor Thierry Burkart. FDP-President Gössi adds: “More mobility is not necessarily a bad thing.” The CO2 balance of the road is determined not simply on the number of road kilometers, but, among other things, on the type of the drive of the vehicles, their efficiency, or the number of hours of Congestion.
Bourgeois politicians do not argue that E-cars would need space. “We consider mobility as a social and economic need, not to make it impossible or to make it more difficult,” says BDP President Martin Landolt. Rather, the BDP will focus on “smarter and thus more efficient,” mobility, such as the replacement of internal combustion engines. In particular, the glaciers, the initiative aims in this direction.
it’s a Similar sound from the CVP. “We have clear commitments for investments in the road network,” said Nationalrat Martin Candinas and refers to roads on the national and agglomeration traffic Fund, the voting public has approved. “Bottlenecks are eliminated, where this makes sense, and a General improvement in the Situation can be achieved.” This applies not only for the road, but also for the Rail. “The fight Rail against road,” urges Candinas, “has finally come to an end.”
Federal Council warns of traffic jam
But the fight has no end. The ecological camp accuses the Federal Council, to have no Alternatives specifically examined, such as the Expansion of public transport in the regions concerned. And it criticises the fact that the forecasts for the growth in traffic would take into account possible developments to be little, about the introduction of a CO2 levy on fuels or road pricing (both of these concerns have not been up to now, however, a majority). The planned Expansion may in the short term relieve the affected highway-part pieces, says the national Council, Swiss. “In the medium and long term it will generate new traffic and lead to even greater shortages.”
The Federal Council sees it differently. By 2040, according to the traffic forecasts of the Federal government without any counter-measures will be overloaded, approximately 385 kilometres of highway, around 20 per cent of the national road network, on a regular basis. On 160, it will give a day during two to four hours of traffic jams or slow-moving traffic. Most of the agglomerations and large cities, would be affected, the Federal Council warns. It capacity need, therefore, extensions. (Editorial Tamedia)
Created: 25.02.2019, 14:49 PM
