Uploaded on 2017-06-23 by Fabienne Mitev

1. What are the dominant fossil fuels used in your Switzerland? The dominant fossil fuels used in Switzerland are oil, natural gas, coal, oil sands and oil shales. With a share of approx.. 47% or 30.7 Mto per year (2014) it shows, that Switzerland uses as well different energy sources (nuclear, hydro, biowaste, geotherm and electricity). The most dominant used fossil fuels are oil products then oil and then natural gas. The total production and import of energy in Switzerland is around 30.7 Mto per year (2014). 2. Where are the dominant fossil fuels mainly used in Switzerland? The dominant fossil fuels are mainly used as follows: • Transportation: 95% oil products • Other (residential, commerce and public services, agriculture etc.) 31% oil products • Industry: 27% natural gas 3. It is your task to create a new policy in order to improve the environmental friendly and sustainable sources and consumption of energy of Switzerland. How would you do that? Fossil fuels will continue to cover most of our energy needs for a long time to come. However, they will be gradually replaced by biomass, synthetic fuels ("designer fuels") and hydrogen. But whichever energy source is used, the technique of combustion will remain the predominant technology for a long time, and research work in this area will continue to place the emphasis on increasing efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions. That is exactly what the research programme on combustion and combined heat and power generation aims at with its contributions. The energy article in the Swiss Federal Constitution, the Energy Act, the CO2 Act, the Nuclear Energy Act and the Electricity Supply Act are all integral parts of the instruments for defining a sustainable and modern Swiss energy policy. But in addition to legal instruments, the energy policies of the federal government and the cantons are also based on the presentation of energy perspectives as well as on strategies, implementation programmes and the evaluation of energy-related measures at the municipal, cantonal and federal levels. Today Switzerland has a secure and cost-efficient supply of energy. Economic and technological developments as well as political decisions at home and abroad are currently leading to fundamental changes in the energy markets. In order to prepare Switzerland for these, the Federal Council has developed the Energy Strategy 2050. This should enable Switzerland to make advantageous use of the new starting position and maintain its high supply standard. At the same time the Strategy contributes to reducing Switzerland's energy-related environmental impact.