Votes of February 9 –
Alliance rejects initiative on environmental responsibility
A bourgeois coalition opposes the popular initiative of the Young Greens. They fear exponential costs and a decline in prosperity.
Published today at 10:14 a.m.
An initiative on environmental responsibility is “unrealistic”, according to an alliance of bourgeois parties.
KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott
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An alliance made up of bourgeois parties calls on Monday to reject the popular initiative of the Young Greens “for environmental responsibility”, on which the people vote on February 9. Opponents denounce an “unrealistic, costly and irresponsible” project.
The initiative would lead to an explosion in prices, a drop in prosperity and a “drastic” reduction in consumption, a cross-party alliance in Bern said at the launch of the no campaign. Furthermore, the text is “useless”, because Switzerland has succeeded in decoupling its economic growth from its consumption of resources.
The alliance brings together PLR, UDC and Center elected officials. It also includes organizations, such as “Infra Suisse” which brings together companies active in infrastructure construction.
The initiative requires that the Swiss economy, including imports, re-insert itself within the land’s natural limits within ten years. If accepted, Switzerland would have to significantly reduce environmental damage caused by national consumption.
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