According to the Swiss federal council, electricity consumption declined by 0.8% in 2019 to 57.2 TWh, due to improvements in energy efficiency. Power generation rose by 6.4% to 71.9 TWh (67.8 TWh for net generation, i.e. after deducting electricity consumption due to pumped storage) thanks to an increase in the production of hydropower plants (+8.4%) and nuclear power plants (+3.5%). Consequently, Switzerland’s net exports of electricity reached 6.3 TWh in 2019, compared to 1.6 TWh in 2019.
In addition, Swiss authorities recently released an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2018. Switzerland’s GHG emissions decreased by 3% in 2018 to reach 46.4 MtCO2eq, i.e. 14% less than in 1990. Most of the drop in GHG emissions in 2018 comes from a lower fuel consumption in the building sector due to a mild winter: GHG emissions in the building sector fell by 10% in 2018 to 11.2 MtCO2eq, i.e. 34% less than in 1990. GHG emissions in industry have declined by 14% compared to 1990 and those in transports are rather stable.
The CO2 Act of 2013 set the target of reducing GHG emissions by 20% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
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