At full throttle towards "net zero"

Photo: David Becker / Unsplash - The think tank Avenir Suisse today presented its latest publication entitled "Sustainable Powertrain Technologies". The key message is clear: an openness towards different technologies is needed to achieve the climate goal of "net zero" - meaning CO₂ emissions - by the year 2050. Among the authors are Peter Richner and Christian Bach from Empa. According to the Federal Council, greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to zero net by 2050. To achieve this goal, motorized road traffic will have to undergo fundamental changes. Avenir Suisse has investigated which technical, economic and political measures need to be implemented to reduce CO₂ emissions as efficiently as possible. The think tank was supported in this effort by Peter Richner, Deputy Director of Empa, and Christian Bach, Head of the Automotive Powertrain Technologies Laboratory.