OrganizationPublished on 13 November 2025

Climate Division

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.

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:

Topic Climate

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

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