Switzerland wants a global roadmap to phase out fossil fuels

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-adaptation/switzerland-wants-an-international-roadmap-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/91229131

Posted by Heavy-Mycologist-204

10 Comments

  1. Moist_Fill_2306 on

    Mandatory solar panels on all roofs. 100% subsidized solar panels.

    Home batteries

    More water dams.

    A few more nuclear plants

    Case closed.

  2. StupidScaredSquirrel on

    Switzerland is quick to boast about how green their ELECTRICITY mix is, forgetting that virtually all heating is done with fossil fuels and so about half of the ENERGY mix isn’t green at all.

    I’m not saying it should subsidise energy transition more I think it should simply stop making gas a cheaper option. The market will then be quick to switch

  3. SnooBooks3514 on

    Or maybe try to use some knowledge and help the EU in finding fossil fuels for a prolonged period of time, without relying on others.

    I know a place for that 👀🤷🏻‍♀️

  4. scorpion-hamfish on

    People arguing Switzerland is too irrelevant to switch to green energy will not like this.

  5. It would be the funniest thing ever if this actually works and Trump’s lasting legacy is that he started the stupid war that made the entire world realize that we need to stop being so dependent on oil.

    I mean, it’s not going to happen – this thread is 10 minutes away from devolving into the usual avalanche of “derrderr oo toopid weftists” and “Switzerland 2 smol no mattur” posts, and the fossil fuel industry is going to find a way to discredit and/or otherwise undermine this conference, but imagine. It really would be funny.

  6. The general direction seems pretty clear at this point – combination of PV, biomethane and wind. Mainly a question of which sectors to prioritise, and who pays for the investment, but that’s where the growth is.

    If there’s some major technological/financial breakthrough (and voter acceptance), maybe nuclear or hydrogen.

  7. Suitable_Weight_1978 on

    Are they going to that conference for fossil fuel phase outs in Colombia (hosted by Colombia and Netherlands) this month??