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KLAR! Switzerland is an association that opposes the construction of a nuclear waste disposal site in the Zurich Weinland region. The association was established in 2003 by merging two organizations concerned with the issue since 1994. Its main activities are political actions and disseminating public information.…
Coopergy is a cooperative founded by citizens from three municipalities in the Swiss Jura region with the aim of increasing the energy autonomy of local and regional communities, contributing to the reduction of energy consumption, and improving the public's understanding of energy issues. One of the key concepts is to consider renewable energy a common good.…
Bertrand Piccard is a Swiss psychiatrist and adventurer. In 2015/2016, he conducted the first successful round-the-world solar-powered flight (Solar Impulse II). He is the founder and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes environmental protection and awards the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label to 1,000 solutions that protect the environment in a profitable way.…
Amadeus Wittwer is the founder and executive director of the Swiss Energy Cooperative and has been involved in the Swiss energy transition for many years. He has also substantially contributed to two films on the topic of the digital commons and activities under the title "Energiewende JETZT!…
SolarAction is a campaign by the citizens' initiative myblueplanet, which is committed to climate protection in Switzerland. The campaign aims to increase the total area of solar panels on public and private roofs in the canton of Zurich by 1.5 million square meters (or one additional square meter per inhabitant) by 2024. To this end, it supports households, businesses and municipalities by simplifying processes for the deployment of PV systems and assisting municipalities in formulating ambitious energy strategies.…
On May 21, 2017, the Swiss Energy Strategy 2050 was approved in a nationwide referendum. The strategy comprises a package of measures designed to ensure the country's long-term supply of electricity against the backdrop of the planned nuclear phase-out and to reduce Switzerland's dependence on imported fossil fuels. It includes measures to increase energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions, and promote renewable energies, as well as a ban on permits for new nuclear power plants.…
Sunraising is a crowdfunding organization for solar plants in the city of Bern. The association offers city residents the option to participate in a neighbourhood photovoltaic plant with a one-time investment and have the solar power output credited directly to their electric bill over a 20-year period. This aims to reduce the share of nuclear power in Bern's electricity mix and offer people without their own roof an opportunity to participate.…
The association LinthGegenwind is an alliance of landscape, nature and bird conservationists as well as local residents who have the aim of protecting the Linth plain from five 200m wind turbines that had been planned by the St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG. In 2019, the wind zone designated for this purpose was removed from the cantonal spatial plan, and the project was thus terminated.…
carvelo2go is an eCargo bike-sharing service in various cities and towns in Switzerland, initiated by the Touring Club Switzerland. An electric cargo bike or "carvelo", which can transport up to 100kg, can be rented on an app and then picked up from a host and returned. These hosts operate the bikes free of charge and are, for example, neighbourhood stores, bakeries or gas station stores. In addition, each Cargovelo is financed by a sponsor who can display its logo for an annual fee of 2,500 Swiss francs.…
Solarteam Jurablick is a project and product of Primeo Energie, an energy supplier with a supply area in north-western Switzerland, which has been constituted as a cooperative for more than 100 years. The project was launched in the municipality of Starrkirch-Will and involves residents being able to participate financially in a solar installation on a roof provided by the municipality. For each solar panel invested in, residents are credited with 160 kWh of local solar power annually for 25 years. Two weeks after the offer opened, all 108 modules had already been booked, so more municipal roofs are now to be made available.…
Since 2015, the activist collective Breakfree Switzerland has been organizing civil disobedience actions to protest fossil fuel energy use and production in order to fight climate change. Many of its activities have been intended to expose Swiss banks' investments in fossil fuel development.…
ASEC is a network of citizen energy initiatives which was created in 2019. ASEC's goal is to promote and support citizen energy while respecting the environment and people and generating local economic benefits. To this end, it encourages citizen involvement in the energy transition through awareness and information; improves the visibility of citizen energy initiatives; promotes and represents the common interests of the initiatives to citizens; facilitates the sharing of experience and know-how among initiatives, and takes any other action that is in line with its goals.…
Seferihisar has great potential for renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal...). A renewable energy cooperative has been set up to allow citizens to participate in energy production. SEYEKO, the Seferihisar Renewable Energy Cooperative, was created at the end of 2016. The initiative was founded by ten partners, including the local government. SEYEKO's vision is to enable energy cooperatives to play an important role in the energy sector.…
The Civil Society Dialogue Programme was implemented by the Turkish Ministry in 2008 with the aim of improving relations between Turkey and Europe, and since then, hundreds of projects have been carried out in various areas through it. Among others, cooperation was developed on environmental issues closely related to the business world, such as calculating the carbon footprint of production activities. Through these projects, grant-beneficiary civil society organizations raised social awareness in various areas, such as the use of renewable energy.…
Sponti-Car is a start-up that offers e-car sharing in cooperation with local authorities solely with ecologically sound electric vehicles. Citizens have easy access to an electric car located on the premises of the municipal administrations, along with a charging station. The vehicles are also used by the employees of the respective administrations for work trips.…
On June 13, 2021, eligible citizens of the city of Zurich voted on whether the city ought to grant the city-owned energy supplier ewz a general credit of 200 million Swiss francs for the expansion of renewable energies. Due to the size of the credit, a binding referendum on the proposal was mandatory. With a voter turnout of 57%, the proposal was supported by 83% of votes.…
In addition to recreational and sporting use, bicycles can be integrated into the city's transport network, and a sustainable smart bike-sharing system can function as an alternative transport model. Users can rent a bike from one İsbike station and leave it at another; this can help replace short trips of 3-5 kilometres. The İsbike system was developed by İspark, a company associated with the municipality of Istanbul, with the broad aim of implementing projects that contribute to reducing urban traffic, with a focus on parking issues.…
Yeni İnsan Publishing started work in 2007 to act as a mirror for examining the philosophical, political and cultural reasons for ecological disasters which have become destructive to the whole world and to reveal their historical roots and ties with education. They think humanity has to question its relationship with nature because it can either create a new togetherness or keep fighting a war it can never win. At this crossroads, they are striving to add a new colour to the publishing life of Turkey with their different books and a new-style partnership with their readers.…
As a result of new building energy efficiency legislation and the European Union Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, Turkey’s residential building sector needs some support. As the country transitions toward energy conservation and renewable energy, the Turkey Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Facility (TuREEFF) is poised to help. TuREEFF was developed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and supported by the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the European Union (EU). TuREEFF provided up to US$ 350 million to four local banks, Garanti BBVA, Şekerbank, Türkiye İş Bankası and Yapı Kredi Bankası, funds which were then on-lent to households, construction compa…
Since the 1980s, Turkey has privatised many riverside areas and built hydropower plants, which, in addition to environmental problems, has made life unpredictable for local people. This process has particularly affected the Black Sea Region, where it has had a major impact on the opportunities for women in agriculture. This process has triggered movements in local communities against private, small-scale, river-based hydropower.…