A successful second Zurich climate conversation with lively communication and a lot of knowledge exchange

After the welcome by Mayor Michael Gonzalez, political experts held discussions with Natja Long, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of ZFV Companies and Martin Bartenhaver, Chairman of Institutional Clients and Multinationals at ZKB. Business in Climate Protection. Social Minister Fer said: “Switzerland’s federation offers enormous opportunities.

Environment Minister Newkom described the challenges in terms of the current situation and climate protection in the Zurich region. His conclusion: “Thanks to the great efforts of the last 30 years, we are on the right track. But a completely necessary reduction in CO₂Emissions to zero are still slow. Distributing with fossil heat is inevitable and possible when changing heat, as many zones are already showing the way. Then, under the title “State of the Art,” seven Zurich municipalities provided examples of how climate protection can be followed at the municipal level in the Zurich canton, among other things: the Citizens’ Group for more climate protection in Aster, a wood heating network from Woodsville and a master plan emojile presented in Woodsville. .

27 workshops on challenges and the need for work and transfer teams

After the first screening of Zurich Climate Dialog 2020, participants were able to physically exchange again under 3G conditions. In the workshops, the real heart of the event, community representatives discussed six topics: “Development and expansion of thermal networks” and “What to do next for the gas network?”, “Accelerating electric-movement”, and “Climate”. “Participation – Together Designing Climate Protection” and “Promoting Climate-Friendly Nutrition”.

Jork Kondik was impressed by the combined knowledge of the participants: “The federal and militant organization has once again shown that there is enormous potential in municipalities. But it takes courage and skill to try anything without instructions or legislation.”

The next climate dialogue will take place in 2022. The declared goal is: to contribute to climate change together.