Implementation of Reduction Commitments Under the Kyoto Protocol in Switzerland
(Dr. Hans U. Liniger, Attorney at Law and lic.iur. Curdin Conrad) Summary: Having ratified the Kyoto Protocol, Switzerland has taken on a commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by eight per cent on base year levels. This article provides a brief overview of the climate-related measures in individual policy areas. The authors then describe the content and effects of the Swiss CO2 Law, as well as the introduction of a CO2 tax and the «Climate Cent». They conclude with an overview of the highly complex economic and legal practical implementation of the reduction commitments of the Kyoto Protocol in Switzerland.
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