Pathways to achieving the sustainability goals

What is “Agenda 2030”?

The programme aims to ensure the well-being of mankind, economic development and environmental protection throughout the world. In concrete terms, the agenda consists of 17 sustainability goals – the so-called sustainable development goals. As the name suggests, the objective is to achieve these goals by 2030. The goals cover topics such as clean energy, sustainable cities and climate protection. The agenda is the same for all states with each country being able to set its own individual focus areas. On a national level, Switzerland is focussing particularly on three points: sustainable consumption and sustainable production, 2. the climate, energy and biodiversity and 3. on equal opportunities and social cohesion.

However, we need to increase the pace. Sustainable mobility is one way of doing so

Although a large number of projects are already in place, at the Agenda 2030 midway point, Switzerland is behind on expectations (cf. section on the current status). There is a real need to increase the pace in the fight against climate change to ensure the goals are fulfilled. An important lever in terms of energy and climate policy is mobility. This is no surprise since more than one third of energy consumption and CO2 emissions stem from mobility. Mobility plays a key role in numerous national efforts to contribute to or align with goals such as those set out in “Agenda 2030”. These include:

• The Green Deal: travelling sustainably 
  With the European Green Deal, the 27 EU Member States want to become climate-neutral by 2050. The first step is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 by 55% compared to 1990 levels. Agenda 2030 and the Green Deal are closely linked and may be able to help accelerate each other. 
  
  The canton Graubünden is also playing its part. This is why he launched the “Green Deal Graubünden Action Plan”. Mobility is an important pillar here: on the road sustainably
   

• The Energy City: Mobility is part of it
  The “Energiestadt®” label is awarded to cities and municipalities that are heavily involved in municipal energy and climate policy. In Switzerland, there are currently 464 towns and municipalities which have been awarded the label. For over 30 years, the association has united Swiss municipalities ranging from larger towns to small mountain villages. They share the conviction that local engagement is needed to tackle the energy and climate crisis. Mobility is one of them.