’CO2 must be fairly priced’

Ambitious plans Peter Richner on the construction site of the future Empa campus - in front of the experimental building NEST, which will also serve as a test laboratory for climate-friendly construction in the future. Image: Empa - Empa is working intensively on solutions to reach the climate targets and is starting on its own doorstep. The new research campus currently under construction - co-operate - will be geared to minimizing greenhouse gas emissions thanks to innovative technologies and with as little compensation as possible in the form of certificates. Empa is also launching a research initiative to develop CO₂-negative processes and bring them into use as fast as possible. Anyone visiting the Empa and Eawag campus these days will find a large construction site: The new research campus, co-operate, with the future laboratory building at its center is growing rapidly. But interesting views are also provided by installations below ground. In the coming winters, 144 geothermal probes extending to a depth of 100 meters will supply heat - an innovative technology which, as a pilot project, is also expected to provide new insights.