New Year's Eve run becomes energy neutral
The sustainability of major events is increasingly moving into the public consciousness, as they have a high impact on the environment, the economy and society. As the first sporting event in Switzerland, the Zurich New Year's Eve Run will be held in an energy-neutral manner on December 11, 2016.
As the first sports event in Switzerland, the Zurich New Year's Eve Run will be held energy-neutral on December 11, 2016. This is made possible by EWZ and other companies who ensure that as much energy is saved as the New Year's Eve run consumes as an event.
Saving energy instead of offsetting CO2
The concept of energy neutrality was developed by EWZ. Unlike conventional models, it is not a matter of compensating the CO2 emissions with certificates by means of money, but actually saving as much energy as the Zurich New Year's Eve run consumes in total: for example, the mobility of the participants, catering, lighting and infrastructure.
This works as follows: On the one hand, the energy consumption of the Zurich New Year's Eve is to be reduced as far as possible with own energy saving measures. On the other hand, EWZ as an energy partner has implemented efficiency measures with other companies, i.e. so-called binding target agreements for energy savings. In total, the total energy consumption from the Zurich New Year's Eve run of 324,600 kWh is thus compensated. This corresponds to the annual energy consumption of around 100 households.
