The division supports Swiss climate policy and is the federal expert authority for mitigating climate change and the risks to human beings and the environment associated with global warming.
Contact
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Climate Division
Postal address:
CH-3003 Bern
Location of our offices:
Worblentalstrasse 68, 3063 Ittigen
Tel.: +41 58 462 27 43
Fax: +41 58 462 99 81
Further contacts:
E-mail CO2 Compensation abroad
E-mail CO2 Compensation in Switzerland
E-mail Emissions Trading Aviation
Tasks and topics
Main tasks:
- Implementation of the international climate policy obligations (Paris Agreement)
- Implementation of the federal legislation (CO2 Act and CO2 Ordinance)
- Implementation of measures to reduce greenhouse gases
- Development of strategies and measures for the adaptation to climate change
- Development of climate policy concepts for the implementation of the government's long-term climate strategy (net zero 2050)
- Review of the Swiss climate policy performance (greenhouse gas inventory and CO2 statistics)
- Advising the government and the public on the causes and impacts of climate change as well as measures to counteract it
The division is responsible for the topic:
Management
Reto Burkard
Position: vice director
Raphael Bucher
Position: head of section Climate policy
Regine Röthlisberger
Position: head of section (co-leader) Climate Reporting and Adaptation
Roland Hohmann
Position: head of section (co-leader) Climate Reporting and Adaptation
Susanne Riedener
Position: head of section (co-leader) CO2 Levy and Emissions Trading
Simone von Felten
Position: head of section (co-leader) CO2 Levy and Emissions Trading
Aric Gliesche
Position: head of section CO2 Compensation
Last modification 01.07.2024
