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Climate Fund Initiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»
Voting day 08.03.2026
Voting result Rejected (29.29% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 684
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Environment and living space > Environment > Environmental policy
Energy
Public finance
Description by Année Politique Suisse Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators SP und Grüne
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 102,354
Time used to collect signatures 534 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 25.022
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 240 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (69 Yes, 127 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (11 Yes, 33 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities Link Federal Council Link department
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Campaign websites
Campaign for a Yes
Link
Campaign for a No
Link
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EVP
GPS
PdA
SPS
No
EDU
FDP
GLP
MCG
Mitte
SD
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 30.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGB
TravS
VCS
diverse Klimaschutz-Organisationen
Casafair
Gewerbeverein
Pro Alps
Pro Velo; Gruppe für Innerrhoden
No
eco
SBV
SGV
Handel Schweiz
Schweizer Tourismus-Verband
HotellerieSuisse
GastroSuisse; PCSI JU
Deviating party sections
Yes
GLP FR
GLP NE
GLP TI
GLP UR
jglp CH
Mitte-Fr CH
Mitte GE
Free vote
GLP AG
GLP BE
GLP GR
GLP JU
GLP LU
GLP OW
GLP VD
GLP VS
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Campaign finances
Link (in German)
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (29.29% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (0.0 Yes, 23.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 55.56%
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Popular votes dashboard by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Link
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote polls
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)