Green Bastien Girod resigns from the National Council
Published: Saturday, Aug 31st 2024, 21:00
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The Zurich Green politician Bastien Girod is stepping down from the National Council after the fall session. After 17 years in politics, he says it is time to work on the business side to implement ecology and sustainability.
Meret Schneider, who will not be re-elected in 2023, will take her place. Girod was first elected to the National Council in 2007 at the age of 26. He was able to complete many important projects during his term of office, he said in an interview with the online editions of Tamedia newspapers on Saturday evening.
He has neither a crisis nor enough of politics. He sees a job at the management consultancy Deloitte in the area of sustainability and climate as an opportunity to refocus.
Girod explained that 17 years ago there were few jobs in the field of ecology. This is now different and ecological goals are anchored in the population and politics. It was only possible to achieve this politically. He could now use his knowledge to achieve more concrete results in terms of implementation in the economy.
Following his party's failure in the federal elections in October 2023, Girod does not believe the Greens are on the verge of collapse. In view of the efforts in parliament against environmental protection, the pendulum will swing back.
Girod takes a relaxed view of the Federal Council's plan to lift the ban on the construction of nuclear power plants. As things stand, a new nuclear power plant would not be built any sooner than 20 years from now. By this time, however, the energy transition should already be a reality.
The retiring National Councillor does not believe that the expansion of renewable energies and the circular economy - major successes according to Girod - are endangered by the Federal Council's plans. His interpretation of the current facts is that there is no need for nuclear power plants.
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