Cantonal energy indicators and CO2 emissions in the building sector
Baseline: In Switzerland, the cantons are responsible for reducing CO2 federal government: on the CO2-effective measures taken and planned and their impact (para. 2a) and on the development of CO2 emissions from buildings on cantonal territory (para. 2b).
Method development: Within the project "Cantonal energy indicators and CO2 emissions in the building sector" a methodology for the calculation of cantonal energy indicators and CO2 emissions on an improved data basis was developed. The methodology is based on the federal building and housing register (GWR) of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the building stock model (GPM) of TEP Energy GmbH, a survey of building owners and other data sources (e.g. 3D model).
Method application: In the 2022 reporting now underway, the methodology will be applied. This includes the evaluation of newer data, namely the building and housing register, the employment statistics and the sample survey of a further canton. This will bring the energy indicators and CO2 emissions per canton up to date and a time series for the years 2016 to 2020 will be developed.
Project infos
Project period Method developmentSeptember 2019 - July 2021
Project period Method applicationJune 2021 - Spring 2022
Contact at TEP EnergyMartin Jakob
Contracting party Method developmentFOEN, EnFK, KVU, some cantons
Contracting party Method applicationKVU
Final report Method development(PDF, in German)
Short report Method development(Link)
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