Climate targets: Switzerland wants to of • Table.Briefings

Emission reductions abroad are likely to account for a significant proportion of Switzerland’s climate target.

In its national climate target (NDC) for 2035, Switzerland is increasingly focusing on reducing emissions abroad. Up to a third of emissions could be offset under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement instead of being saved domestically. This could in turn delay necessary investments and violate Switzerland’s climate action law.

Switzerland is one of the few industrialized countries to have submitted its national climate target (NDC) for 2035 to the United Nations on time: Greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by „at least 65%“ compared to 1990 levels in order to reach net zero by 2050. However, several experts and environmental associations have criticized the NDC, as up to a third of emissions are to be reduced abroad. This could in turn violate Switzerland’s Climate Protection Act.

Climate targets: Switzerland wants to offset a third of emissions abroad

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