Switzerland's Long-Term Climate Strategy Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from Switzerland's Long-Term Climate Strategy.

Switzerland's Long-Term Climate Strategy

A document outlining Switzerland's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, aligning with the Paris Agreement.

Paris Agreement

An international agreement adopted in 2015, ratified by Switzerland, aiming to limit global warming to well below 2° Celsius, preferably to 1.5° Celsius.

Net Zero by 2050

Switzerland's goal to achieve a balance between greenhouse gas emissions produced and removed by 2050.

Negative Emissions Technologies (NET)

Technical or natural processes that remove CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently store it.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

The leading international body for assessing climate change, which provides the scientific basis for Switzerland's climate policy goals.

Switzerland's CO2 Act

National climate legislation since 2000 that transposes international climate policy obligations into national law, setting targets and measures for emissions reduction.

CH2018 Swiss Climate Change Scenarios

Scenarios published in 2018 by MeteoSwiss and the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, showing the potential future climate development in Switzerland.

Energy Perspectives 2050+

Scenarios from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy estimating the long-term development of energy supply and demand in Switzerland, considering climate policy requirements.

Climate Fund

A fund set up to finance climate protection measures, including cutting CO2 emissions from buildings and funding technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Emissions Trading System (ETS)

A market-based system where emission rights can be traded, incentivizing major emitters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; Switzerland's ETS has been linked with that of the EU since 2020.

Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)

A global CO2 compensation system agreed upon by member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to achieve CO2-neutral growth in international aviation.

Biogenic Fuels

Fuels that can replace gasoline and diesel, thus reducing CO2 emissions from transport; their use is supported by fuel importers subject to compensation obligations.

F-gases

Synthetic gases including hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), etc., used in refrigerants and insulation.