and other scientists from the Romandie open letter a behind the radicals Kilmabewegung Extinction Rebellion (XT) . This calls the reduction of CO2 Emissions to zero by 2025. To implement this, and would have to operate the Federal Council with emergency legislation.
These boys are not so radical. You only require that one draws from scientific knowledge finally to the right conclusions. What has made the Federal Council to date look. The measures satisfy in any manner, to avert a climate catastrophe. We must do everything possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. If we exceed a certain point, threatens the warming to spiral out of control. So far we can’t let that happen.
The vote of confidence in the scientists to the policy will appear shortly after the Federal elections, where the Greens and green liberals gained a massive. Have you lost confidence in the democracy?
I had signed the open letter before the elections. But the election result makes me hope. I hope that both the Federal as well as in Parliament have now a kind of Coming-out takes place, so that more and more politicians admit that we need to act quickly. Because even the politicians have children, you don’t need to explain, if you act in time. I recently became a Grandfather. In 2100 our grandchildren will be 81 years old. With a large probability, then the circumstances will be because of the warming of the climate is very difficult. It is not likely to be a chaotic world if we bring the situation under control, and quickly.
“In the current Situation, Business-as-usual” is “not appropriate.”
you and the co-signatories support the intent of Extinction, Rebellion, town meetings convene. This should work with the science learning measures, in order to reduce the CO2 rapidly to zero. To replace these meetings, the democratically elected Parliament?
no. But the humanity is facing the biggest challenge ever. Maybe it’s a fitting comparison: But as the US in 1941 were faced with the question of whether you intervene in the war, took this step even after a long parliamentary debate. It is decisive Action needed to 1945 as a winner. Democracy in the United States has emerged from it rather strengthened. Also in the current Situation, Business as usual is not appropriate””.
What to call you specifically?
The Federal Council has recently decided to achieve by 2050 climate neutrality. Bravo! This is – in a somewhat stricter Form, even the objective of the glacier initiative. But according to the climate agreement of Paris must be achieved this goal by 2050 in the world. And many emerging countries, such as India, will increase in the next few years, the CO2, because they want the same standard of living for their population, as we have it. Therefore, highly developed countries like Switzerland must be a role model and their emissions much more rapidly to zero. The climate movement is calling for this to 2030, Extinction, Rebellion by 2025. This requirement is reasonable.
“I’m a Democrat.”
A spokeswoman XR Germany has recently referred to in the NZZ democratic elections as inherently aristocratic, and for public meetings pleads to be chosen, in which the members by lot. The sounds but, as a democracy should be turned off.
Never would I refer to democracy as a aristocratic, by Definition, the opposite is the case. I’m a through and through Democrat, and the Parliament should not be replaced by the citizens assemblies. We have in Switzerland one of those democratic systems that works world’s best. We have direct-democratic instruments, which offer wonderful design possibilities. So we can vote on the glacier initiative. But everything goes very slowly. To add to the democratic pluralism, to respond to the climate crisis and the threat to biodiversity in an efficient, seems to me to be a good idea. All in Switzerland, love the glacier and you want to receive. The people are not stupid. If you realize how threatening the destruction of the environment is, you will act.
“a Little civil disobedience is not so bad and can be useful.”: Nobel Prize Winner Jacques Dubochet. Photo: Denis Balibouse (Reuters)
But if we have such unique opportunities of direct democracy, what you want with Extinction Rebellion citizens assemblies?
I meetings, see the citizens as an additional chamber of the Parliament, and not as a replacement for, democratic institutions. Also, the rule of law must not be compromised.
at the same time you support the actions of civil disobedience of XT, such as road blockades or sit-ins in front of banks. Should refrain, in their opinion, the right state of punishments, because the rebels see themselves as morally legitimate?
a bit of civil disobedience is not so bad and can be useful in order to make the policy and the company’s attention to the fact that the Survival of humanity is at stake. I would hope that the judge be Lenient, as long as such blockages remain the exception. But what is crucial is the freedom from violence that the boys are holding strictly. For that I can praise you only. Because this is not easy, given the violence in our society. You have to support the boys and help them to remain violence free.
“The radicalism of may emanate from the one as from the other side.”
But democracy will never act as quickly as the climate rebels imagine. A radicalisation of this movement is inevitable, therefore. Where is the limit?
I don’t know, this is the story. I notice, however, that the young defenders of the climate is basically right, and to get everyone in the country, this Conviction must. In the Interaction of the climate movement and the society will decide how the Situation develops further. The radicalism may come from the one as from the other side.
you will engage yourself in actions the climate of the rebels?
no, not as long as the path remains for a solution.
survey
Are you with the Nobel laureate about civil disobedience agree?
Yes and no, only in extreme emergency situations, civil disobedience is inevitable.
Yes, civil disobedience is necessary in order for something to happen and the System responds.
no, law and order are not respected by the civil disobedience miss, what should be punished.
Vote
Yes and no, only in extreme emergency situations, civil disobedience is inevitable.
21.9%
Yes, civil disobedience is necessary in order for something to happen and the System responds.
43.8%
no, law and order are not respected by the civil disobedience miss, what should be punished.
34.4%
32 votes
Yes and no, only in extreme emergency situations, civil disobedience is inevitable.
21.9%
Yes, civil disobedience is necessary in order for something to happen and the System responds.
43.8%
no, law and order are not respected by the civil disobedience miss, what should be punished.
34.4%
32 votes
Created: 30.10.2019, 15:10 PM
