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The economic potential of environmental protection

Environment • New figures show: The economic benefits of environmental protection exceed the costs significantly - even though they are high.

complaints made by the associations for new furniture stores and malls, protests against rezoning in Galmiz - what could be better than the Swiss environmental protection to denounce as Economic preventer? In fact, the environmental protection is more an economic than a conveyor-preventer. But the economic benefit is in the billions. So shall the value of environmental protection expenditure by private individuals and companies 6.7 billion Francs per year. These are 1.6% of Swiss gross domestic product. And there are environmental protection, according to Mohr 61 000 full-time positions. Adding the use of labor and capital income of the organic sector, ie the economic knock-on effects, to the amount grows to 17.1 billion Fri added environmental protection products come with a value of 1.4 billion francs, which Switzerland is exported annually. This corresponds to 12 500 full-time positions.

As we had not always been suspected: even the neo-gurdy that environmental protection costs only, but nothing can bring, as against loose. This has the Bafu already shown last summer at a conference.

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is also the economic balance is positive. With environmental protection measures, the amount of waste, pollutant emissions and of energy or raw material requirements of a company cost-effectively reduced werden.Ein benefits resulting from the environmental protection in the form of frustrated costs. Arthur Mohr, Head of Economics and Research Bafu calls, the air pollution as an example. "With an air pollution at the level of 1970, the health costs in 2002 Fri 1 billion would have been higher." This would represent 0.2% of gross domestic product. Thanks to environmental protection measures were from 1970 to 2002 health costs can be avoided by a total of 16 billion francs. In addition to the directly measurable profit generated by the environmental protection the improved quality of life and indirect economic benefits. This benefits such as tourism, but also the business location Switzerland. (commercial paper)

The WOZ it brought last summer on the beautiful point. spoke And the association the right to appeal to:

The construction industry contributes about ten percent of gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 422 billion francs. And GDP is more than half a thousandth of the Association of complaints to be associated. The association right of appeal is not relevant to the growth of the Swiss economy.

The U.S. contingent unexpectedly positive sign: General Electric in 2005 started a environmental initiative.

Whether because our climate cent enough?

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New studies on global warming - U.S. scientists put pressure

Whether all the (much needed) discussion was about the fine a topic almost forget that we burn at least as much under the nails: global warming.
Last week, NASA reported, 2005 was the warmest year since records have been the climate data. And a study from Great Britain warns against including the melting of the ice cap in Greenland, what a significant impact on the Gulf Stream and the increase in sea level could result.
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A scientific paper on the effects of ocean currents on the climate can be found on the Hamburg Education Server .
We must not forget that the greenhouse gases emitted today will need 15 to 30 years, until they are climate-active.

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The particulate talk shows but once again very clearly, as (un) able our (gewählten!) cantonal and federal politicians.
A scenario in 12 files:
first It will adopt limits that are legally binding.
second It is winter weather with a stable high over Switzerland.
third The limits are exceeded, solid, not in a day but for weeks.
4th Moritz Leuenberger finds that one can currently do not have much, but recommends the cantons to make independent solutions at the regional level.
5th The cantons are in isolation one could do anything, and it needs firm guidelines in Bern.
6th The fine particles in the air are now 3 times higher than the limit.
7th The ball is out and pushed her, there is much talk, but nothing done. Typical Federal Bern, typical provincial mindset.
8th A month later, 20% of the population is suffering from cancer caused by particulate matter, or suffer from respiratory diseases, health insurance premiums are rising rapidly.
9th Confederation and the cantons are finally agreed that immediate measures to bring anything. Meanwhile, the rising deaths due to cancer.
10th 3 years later: After the problem of particulate pollution in winter months in Parliament could be treated and many representatives of political parties wanted to express to the agenda item could not be done properly in the current session. A continuation is possible only in the next session.
11th 5 years later: the particulate pollution in Switzerland has reached such proportions in the winter months, that now every 3rd Swiss dies from lung cancer, although there is now full smoking bans. Parliament is no longer a quorum because of cancer death in front of parliament also does not stop.
12th 6 years later: The Federal Council approves emergency measures: Each of lung cancer deaths that can prove that his death was caused by lung cancer to excessive dust load, the funeral expenses, deduct from federal taxes, but not by the state and local tax. The evidence must be personal.