{"id":10035,"date":"2018-02-27T12:49:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umweltperspektiven.ch\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:49:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:49:34","slug":"waerme-initative-schweiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organisator.ch\/en\/allgemein\/2018-02-27\/waerme-initative-schweiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Initiative Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is still a lot to do, it was noted at the kick-off meeting of the \"W\u00e4rme Iniative Schweiz\" in Zurich at the end of January 2018. (Image: depositphotos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The alliance members of the \"W\u00e4rme Iniative Schweiz\" agree: With the vote on the Energy Strategy 2050 on May 21, 2017, the goal of a sustainable energy supply based on renewable energies has not yet been achieved.<\/p>\n

Goals and vision
\n<\/strong>Alongside mobility, heat consumption accounts for the largest share of energy demand in Switzerland. 45 percent of energy consumption is used for space heating and water heating. The Swiss building stock consumes around 100 TWh per year and thus accounts for 50 percent of all CO2<\/sub>-emissions. Heating accounts for 75 percent of this demand. Currently, 50 percent of this is covered by heating oil and 25 percent by natural gas (all figures estimated by the SFOE for the period 2010-2015). The SFOE's vision is to reduce this consumption to 55 TWh per year by 2050. In addition, no heating oil, natural gas or electricity should be used for direct consumption for heating (with any exceptions). District heating networks are to be supplied with more than 80 percent waste heat or renewable energies by 2025. By 2050, renewable energies are to be used to cover as much of the energy demand as possible throughout the year. Networks should not only be able to supply energy, but also to absorb it, depending on decentralized production.<\/p>\n

The road is still long
\n<\/strong>Although the share of renewable energies in the heating sector for households has doubled since 1990, their share of total consumption is still only 17.6 percent. This is despite the fact that the necessary technologies are already available and established. Geothermal energy is an important cornerstone here. In order to make the energy supply fit for the future, urgent action must be taken. With the alliance \"W\u00e4rme Initiative Schweiz\", the forces from industry, associations and science are joining forces to achieve the desired goals and measures for renewable and efficient heating and cooling supply in the future totally revised CO2<\/sub>-The aim is to anchor the energy sector in the Energy Act, the Spatial Planning Act and the Model Cantonal Energy Ordinances (MuKEn). This requires a suitable political framework and active market development.<\/p>\n

The time is ripe
\n<\/strong>The time is ripe to push for the creation of the necessary framework conditions with the \"W\u00e4rme Initiative Schweiz\". The consultation on the revision of the CO2<\/sub>-The discussions on the revision of the Renewable Heat Act have begun in the National Council's advisory committee. The MuKEn 2014 are currently being implemented in the cantons of Bern, Graub\u00fcnden, Lucerne and Solothurn, and the dispatch on the revision of the Spatial Planning Act will follow in 2018. Renewable heat supply is not only possible, but also more economical.<\/p>\n

\"Heat Initiative Switzerland
\n<\/strong>The goals of the \"W\u00e4rme Initiative Schweiz\" are in detail:<\/p>\n