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CO2 Act

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über die Verminderung von Treibhausgasemissionen (CO2-Gesetz)
Voting day 13.06.2021
Voting result Rejected (48.41% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 644
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Environment and living space > Environment > Environmental policy
Energy > Oil and gas
Public finance > Taxation > Indirect taxation
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 17.071
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 1,029 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (129 Yes, 59 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (33 Yes, 5 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Zwei Referendumskomitees: eines aus Wirtschafts- sowie SVP-Kreisen und eines der Westschweizer Sektionen der Klimastreikbewegung
Signatures 72,622
Time used to collect signatures 98 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Online information by the federal authorities Link Federal Council Link department Link federal office
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
KVP
Mitte
SD
SPS
No
EDU
Lega
PdA
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 68.9% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
EnDK
Gem
KDK
SBV
SGB
SSV
TCS
TravS
VCS
VöV
VPOD
Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete (SAB)
Regierungskonferenz der Gebirgskantone (RKGK)
Kantonsregierungen AG und BS
Pro Natura
Greenpeace
WWF
BirdLife
Schweizerischer Alpenclub SAC
SwissBanking
Versicherungsverband
Bauenschweiz (Dachverband der Bauwirtschaft)
Baumeisterverband
HotellerieSuisse
Swissmem
Swisscleantech
Verband Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen
Kleinbauern-Vereinigung
Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz
Pro Velo
Pro Bahn
Alliance Sud
Amnesty International
Verkehrs-Club der Schweiz (VCS)
Gewerbeverband LU
Piratenpartei
CSP OW
PCSI JU
No
ACS
Centre Patronal
Verbände des Autogewerbes
Hauseigentümerverband Schweiz (HEV)
Swissoil
Schweizerischer Kaminfegermeister-Verband
GastroSuisse
Verband Schweizer Flugplätze
Baumeisterverband TG
Gewerbeverband TG
Handelskammer und Arbeitgeberverband GR
Associazione Industrie Ticinesi
Westschweizer Sektionen der Klimastreikbewegung
VPOD JU
Ensemble à Gauche
SolidaritéS NE
Libertäre Partei
JFDP ZG
JFDP GL
JFDP OW
JFDP NW
Free vote
SGV
FDP Jura bernois
JFDP TG
Hauseigentümerverbände LU
BS
TG
Deviating party sections
No
FDP AG
FDP AI
FDP BS
JFDP JU
JFDP ZH
JUSO TI
SGV AG
Free vote
FDP SO
FDP TI
JFDP CH
PdA NE
SD BE
Number of adverts in print media 1,288
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 69%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 552
Media coverage: tonality 29 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link Social Archives
Link Social Archives
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (48.41% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (4.5 Yes, 18.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
FR
GL
GR
JU
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
Accepted
BS
GE
NE
VD
ZH
Turnout 59.70%
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote poll
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Cockpit with selected results Link
Dataset of the post-vote poll CSV SAV
Codebook for the post-vote poll Excel (in German)