The Zurich cantonal Parliament climate declares state of emergency for urgent

In the stands, a dozen as a polar bear dressed young people sat on the road chanting against 100 Young: "climate emergency right now!" After a hectic debate, the Council decided this Morning, with 80 votes, the urgency of the two postulates of GLP and SP. They are calling for the Declaration of a climate state of emergency in the Canton of Zurich. The government should treat "those businesses is a priority, which mitigate climate change or its consequences".

not much, even if the polar bears clapped in the stands – and from the President of the Council rebuked. The Executive Council now has five weeks of time for a response. Only then is the member of the Parliament can vote on the postulates. In view of the mere 80 votes – the Council has 180 members – a majority is uncertain. Postulates are also very weak instruments.

the election campaign, instead of a climate state of emergency

SP and GLP had submitted two weeks ago, two urgent postulates on the topic of "climate emergency". The 22-year-old SP-a certain day, Hannah Pfalzgraf from Mettmenstetten, the recent certain day, demanded in the SP-postulate, that the government proclaim the climate emergency. The Zurich government to develop a strategy, by 2030, a CO2-net mission is to pursue and reach up to 2050. The green liberals to Sonja Gehrig and councillor candidate Jörg Mäder are also calling for a climate emergency.

climate demo in front of the Zurich town hall: Today, Monday morning, were countered by the members of the Council according to the received (Video: Sabina Bobst)

FDP party President Hans-Jakob Boesch: "It is not an emergency, it is election time." FDP, SVP, CVP, and EDU is not supported by the urgency of the matter. Boesch accused the left parties and GLP and EVP: "you will manage the climate problem rather solving it." Ironically, the Left would leave it to the civil government, with measures against climate change to proceed, "the same government that accused you currently, do you in the field of climate policy". And Boesch continued: "If a state of emergency prevails, then in the case of the SP."

"Manipulated child soldiers"

Farid Zeroual (CVP, Adliswil) spoke of "shadow-Boxing and Blendwerk". The postulates would, of all things, filed two weeks before the elections, was a "a revealing and self-Declaration". EPP spokesman Daniel summer (Affoltern a. a.) spoke of a "lip-service, that will soon end up back in the Gössi – uh gutter." However, the EPP for the initiatives. Rene Isler (SVP, Winterthur) accused the left Pateien, you would "child soldiers manipulate, would prefer to go diligently to school". Robert Brunner (Green, Steinmaur) countered: "It is the pupils are, rather, what us politicians exploit than Vice versa."

The Demonstration in front of the city hall under the Motto of "Morgenstund political force in the mouth." had air strike-activists in the social media. Your claim: the Parliament of the Canton of Zurich was to exclaim, as in Basel, London and Vancouver – the "climate emergency".

about 100 people have responded to the call and had chanted the opposite on Monday morning, the Council members on their way to the meeting today, "climate emergency right now". Some wore blindfolds to symbolize how bourgeois politicians are stuck on the issue of climate protection to the head in the Sand.

100 instead of 10 per cent for premium reduction: AL-politician Markus Bischoff (far left) and Walter fear (3. v. l) demonstrate in front of the town hall. (Photo: Ruedi Baumann)

as the climate activists are also members of the CVP and the AL have gathered at the same time in front of the city hall to demonstrate. However, they are gone for a reduction in the cost of health insurance premiums on the road. Also, this topic is dealt with today in the cantonal Parliament.

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Created: 11.03.2019, 08:17 PM