Table 2 Harmonizing assumptions and CO₂ targets

Harmonizing assumptions

Population (million)

7.8

8.7

9.8

10.3

BFS Scenario A-00-2015 (BFS, 2015)

Working population (million full time eq.)

3.85

4.31

4.58

4.63

BFS Scenario A-00-2015 (BFS, 2015)

Cap on emissions from ETS sectors (relative to 2013)^a

0.88

0.68

0.52

EU ETS yearly reduction

CO₂ targets

1.5 tCO _2e target

1

0.849

0.571

0.284

SEMP (Landis et al., 2019)

1.0 tCO _2e target

1

0.824

0.510

0.189

SEMP (Landis et al., 2019)

BAU scenario

Potential GDP (rel. to 2010)

1

1.18

1.43

1.66

SECO 2015^b

Total energy use (rel. to 2010)

1

0.94

0.84

0.78

BAU scenario, Prognos (2012)

CO₂ tax heating fuels (CHF/tCO₂)

36

120

120

120

CO₂ Levy (Swiss Federal Council, 2013)

CO₂ tax transport fuels (CHF/tCO₂)

0

0

0

0

CO₂ Levy (Swiss Federal Council, 2013)