"Customer barometer": majority is in favor of banning oil-fired heating systems
According to the current "Customer Barometer Renewable Energies" of the University of St.Gallen, a majority of Swiss believe that the energy transition is being implemented too slowly.
The "Customer Barometer Renewable Energies" is published by the Institute for Economy and Ecology (IWÖ) of the University of St.Gallen (HSG) in cooperation with Raiffeisen Switzerland and Energy Switzerland created. According to the current and tenth edition, for 55 percent of the Swiss, the implementation of the energy transition is presented at too slow a pace, explains an IWÖ press release on the barometer.
"Röstigraben" among respondents
However, the IWÖ analysts identify a "Rösti divide" in the opposite view. In German-speaking Switzerland, 16 percent believe that the energy transition is being implemented too quickly. In French-speaking Switzerland, this figure drops to 3 percent.
The commitment of young people is welcomed by 80 percent of those surveyed. However, more than six out of ten Swiss believe that the environment is not helped much by the demonstrations of the Fridays for Future movement.
The anchoring of the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement in the constitution, as demanded by the Glacier Initiative, would currently bring it to a majority of 67 percent.
A narrow majority of 54 percent of those surveyed for the barometer would also support a ban on oil heating. When it comes to investing in renewable energies, however, homeowners often cite a limited budget as an obstacle, according to the statement.
In this context, "a 'climate bonus' on mortgages could be helpful."
