Canton Zurich has been given a 2050 carbon neutral deadline by voters - striking down a previously stated goal of 2040. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 59.3% of canton Zurich residents voted against the Energy Act's net-zero target for 2040. Voter turnout was 51.3%. With this result, the canton is matching the federal government's pace towards climate neutrality. + Valais voters reject 2040 carbon neutral target According to the canton's construction director Martin Neukom, the net-zero target for 2040 was probably not supported by a majority because abstract targets are more difficult to communicate than concrete measures. "When it came to anchoring the phase-out of fossil fuel heating in the Energy Act, the voters said yes with 62%," he said. To date, the Zurich Energy Act has not specified a year to reach net-zero. Two years' ago, voters merely instructed politicians to reduce greenhouse gases in order to curb global warming. + Swiss CO2 ...
