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Académie suisse des sciences techniques SATW
Green technologies in Swiss mountain regions
Swiss mountain regions have resources that are central to a sustainable economy: Wood, water, sun, biowaste and CO₂ from industrial processes. A new analysis by the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences uses the example of Graubünden to show that not only are the raw materials available, but there is also economic potential. But the reality is different. 90 per cent of the wood is exported, solar plants fail at municipal meetings and due to approval procedures. The conclusion of the study applies to all Swiss mountain regions: The biggest obstacles are not technical, but social and political in nature. There is a gap between potential and acceptance.



