¹ The Confederation shall grant the cantons global financial assistance in accordance with Article 34 paragraph 1 of the CO₂ Act for the promotion of measures for the long-term reduction of CO₂ emissions from buildings, including a reduction in power consumption in the winter period if:

a.

the requirements set out in Articles 55–60 of the Energy Ordinance of 1 November 2017³⁰⁰ (EnO) are met;

b.

the measures effectively reduce CO₂ emissions, including reducing power consumption in the winter period; and

c.

the measures are implemented in a harmonised manner throughout the cantons.

² It shall not grant global financial assistance in particular for measures:

a.³⁰¹

that are implemented in plants whose operator is subject to a reduction obligation under the CO₂ Act or that is participating in the ETS;

b.

that are implemented within the framework of agreements with the Confederation in accordance with Article 4 paragraph 3 of the CO₂ Act to achieve the statutory reduction target where no additional emission target is thereby achieved;

c.

the measures are already supported elsewhere by the Confederation or a private organisation in the climate sector, if no additional emission target is thereby achieved.