Switzerland and… Global Commission for the Energy Future
Ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, the new entity will draft recommendations that put people at the center of a clean energy turnaround
On March 15, 2021, Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga participated in the first videoconference of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) “Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions.”
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Ahead of the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, the Commission will draft recommendations that put humans at the center of a clean energy turnaround.
Governments around the world are organizing the transition to a carbon-free energy economy.
These transformations will affect many people around the world.
“The doubts of the population at the center of the debate.”
“We must take the needs and doubts of the population into account when making decisions. Only in this way will the population accept the energy turnaround,” said Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga at the first meeting of the Commission.
The latter emphasized that governments must allow the people to participate in shaping this transition.
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In his speech, he also referred to Switzerland’s good experiences with the introduction of the CO2 tax on fossil fuels in 2008.
The population accepted this tax because they understood that it is economically viable to live in a climate-friendly way.
The Commission was convened by Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, which currently has 26 members.
