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Switzerland has committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, before achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. <\/p>\n
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Switzerland will find it difficult to meet its 2030 climate target, Environment Minister Albert R\u00f6sti said on Thursday. He pointed to budgetary restrictions imposed by the government.\n<\/p>\n
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As a significant proportion of Switzerland\u2019s CO\u2082 reductions is achieved through the purchase of emissions credits from abroad, \u201cin the current budgetary context, I cannot see how the federal government could find the additional CHF300 to 400 million required [$370-490 million],\u201d R\u00f6sti said in an interview published on Thursday by newspaper Le Temps.<\/p>\n
Switzerland has committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, before achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.<\/p>\n
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Switzerland has pioneered international carbon offsetting under the terms of the Paris Agreement. But the practice has generated fresh concerns and criticism. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Read more: Emission reductions: the countries doing the \u2018dirty work\u2019 for Switzerland\u00a0 \u201cIf we miss the 2030 target, we will have to step up measures over the following decade,\u201d the minister said. \u201cOne option is to extend the emissions trading scheme to buildings and transport in order to generate more revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n New law in the pipeline<\/p>\n Despite the risk of failure and a summer of extreme heat and drought, R\u00f6sti does not intend, for the time being, to take any measures other than those already adopted. Switzerland is \u201calready doing a great deal\u201d, he said. But \u201cit is clear that we will need to go further after 2030\u201d.<\/p>\n With this in mind, the right-wing Swiss People\u2019s Party politician is preparing a new CO\u2082 Act for the period 2030\u20132040. \u201cIt will be put out for consultation shortly,\u201d he told the paper. The Federal Office for the Environment\u2019s CHF30-million fund to support certain adaptation projects is expected to increase under the new legislation, he said: \u201cWe must [\u2026] increase the resources allocated to adaptation, without reducing those earmarked for emissions reduction.\u201d<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Climate adaptation\n <\/p>\n Switzerland is water-rich. So why are 151 towns rationing it? <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Aug 3, 2026 <\/p>\n Switzerland has more water than it uses. Yet this summer, at least 151 municipalities have banned residents from filling pools or watering gardens. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: Switzerland is water-rich. So why are 151 towns rationing it? The environment minister also announced a new national strategy for water supply, which is due to be submitted to the Federal Council shortly. \u201cIt will aim, in particular, to improve inter-cantonal coordination and [\u2026] to set priorities\u201d in the event of water shortages, he said.<\/p>\n Translated from German\/reviewed by an\u00a0English Department<\/a>\u00a0journalist<\/p>\n
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