The Climate Division supports Swiss climate policy: it is responsible for fulfilling international climate policy obligations (Paris Agreement), federal legislation (CO2 Act and CO2 Ordinance), measures to reduce greenhouse gases as well as strategies and measures in the field of adaptation to climate change. The Division reviews the performance of climate policy (greenhouse gas inventory and CO2 statistics) and advises government and the public on the causes and impact of climate change as well as measures to counteract it.
The division is responsible for the topics:
