Vaud climate plan | Developing the action plan

THE PROJECT

CLIENT	Direction générale de l'environnement (DGE) / Directorate General for the Environment Division air, climat et risques technologiques (ARC) / Air, Climate and Technological Risks Division
LOCATION	Canton of Vaud
DURATION	2019 - 2022

Following the review of the Canton of Vaud’s climate change adaptation measures carried out in 2016, CSD ENGINEERS SA has once again been mandated by the Vaud Council of States to contribute to the development of the action plan, the objectives of which are:

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050;
Adapting to climate change, i.e. limiting the risks to the environment, the land and society, but also taking advantage of possible opportunities;
Documenting the development of climate change impacts and the effect of the measures laid down in the action plan.

HIGHLIGHTS

CSD’s mission is to support all Vaud government departments in developing the action plan by providing methodological and technical expertise.
An original methodology developed specifically by CSD to meet the challenges of the Vaud context.
Seven ‘business’ areas of action:
- Mobility
- Energy
- Agriculture and soil
- Spatial planning
- Natural environments and resources
- Health
- Natural hazards
Three cross-cutting areas of action:
- Government responsibility
- Framework conditions
- Support for change
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of issues, objectives and proposed measures.
Ambitious action plan on par with the issues and conveying a positive message.
Participatory process involving all cantonal departments and civil society, in particular climate protection activists.
Iterative process, adapted to the changing context and political agenda.

Consult the brochure of the Vaudois climate plan below (in french):

(source: official website of the State of Vaud)

OUR SERVICES

Developing the methodology with the aim of:
- Framing the process and defining the steps
- Exploring and qualitatively evaluating the proposed measures and their effects
- Quantitatively evaluating the measures and their effects
- Targeting priority measures
Developing participatory workshops:
- The three workshops include nine themes, 20 government departments and representatives of groups campaigning for climate protection.
- Defining the workshop concept
- Preparing the working file for the 56 participants
- Preparing the material and entertainment for the three half-days of the workshop
- Transcribing results in full and compiling a summary of the 250 proposed measures
Analysis of existing climate plans:
- In French and German-speaking Switzerland, as well as in the rest of Europe
- Comparison of the proposed measures resulting from the participatory workshops and the measures in the existing action plans
Establishment of different scenarios according to the action plan’s level of ambition and the choice of priority measures.
Preparing working files for the government departments in order to develop the priority measures and prepare their content for the drafting of action sheets.
Bilateral sessions with each department to specify the content of the action sheets.

The three axes of the action plan

YOUR CONTACT PERSON(S)

Pascal Helfer

Engineer EPFL, MBA HEC Genève
Head of the Environment division for French-speaking Switzerland
Member of the CSD Group management board

Tel: +41 21 620 70 49
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