CO2 Act
Official title: Bundesgesetz über die Verminderung von Treibhausgasemissionen (CO2-Gesetz)
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
48.4% yes
- Turnout 59.7%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 5 of 26 cantons, sorted by yes share.
Choose a canton on the map or in the list to see how its municipalities voted.
- Basel-StadtYes majority, Yes share 66.6%, Turnout 58%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 61.4%, Turnout 51%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 55.4%, Turnout 59%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 53.2%, Turnout 58%
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 52.6%, Turnout 54%
- BernNo majority, Yes share 48.5%, Turnout 62%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 48.0%, Turnout 65%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 47.7%, Turnout 67%
- Basel-LandschaftNo majority, Yes share 47.0%, Turnout 59%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 46.6%, Turnout 60%
- SchaffhausenNo majority, Yes share 46.5%, Turnout 73%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 44.5%, Turnout 49%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 44.4%, Turnout 62%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 44.0%, Turnout 59%
- SolothurnNo majority, Yes share 43.9%, Turnout 59%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 42.9%, Turnout 60%
- Appenzell AusserrhodenNo majority, Yes share 42.5%, Turnout 66%
- JuraNo majority, Yes share 41.8%, Turnout 59%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 40.5%, Turnout 61%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 39.9%, Turnout 59%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 39.1%, Turnout 59%
- NidwaldenNo majority, Yes share 38.2%, Turnout 68%
- ObwaldenNo majority, Yes share 36.2%, Turnout 71%
- Appenzell InnerrhodenNo majority, Yes share 35.1%, Turnout 65%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 35.0%, Turnout 63%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 34.5%, Turnout 69%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking48.0% yes
- French-speaking50.2% yes
- Ticino44.5% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Optional referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters
- Federal Council recommends
- Yes
Party recommendations
Recommend Yes
SP Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Mitte The Centre
FDP FDP.The Liberals
GPS Green Party of Switzerland
GLP Green Liberal Party of Switzerland
EVP Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
Recommend No
SVP Swiss People's Party
EDU Federal Democratic Union
Ordered by seats in the National Council (2023 election).
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Initiative «gegen die Bodenspekulation»
2 July 1967 · ✗ Rejected · 21 of 25 cantons the same
- Initiative «More affordable homes»
9 February 2020 · ✗ Rejected · 24 of 26 cantons the same
- Initiative «gegen die Luftverschmutzung durch Motorfahrzeuge»
25 September 1977 · ✗ Rejected · 22 of 25 cantons the same
- Verfassungsartikel zu Atomenergie und Strahlenschutz
24 November 1957 · ✓ Accepted · 5 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
- Bundesgesetz über die Verminderung von Treibhausgasemissionen (CO2-Gesetz)
- VoteInfo (federal)
- smartvote
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.