Switzerland’s Energy Strategy 2050

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After two years of debate the Swiss parliament has approved a first set of measures for the country’s Energy Strategy 2050. The package contains measures to increase energy efficiency, measures for the development of renewable energies, changes on the law on nuclear energy and measures regarding the electricity grid. For instance, a building programme to help environmentally-friendly renovations of buildings was developed to lower CO2 consumption in the Swiss building industry. With respect to renewable e...