January 24, 2025|
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|10 months agoSwiss Environmental Responsibility Vote Set for February
Upcoming referendum challenges Swiss economy to operate within planetary boundaries, addressing ecological concerns.

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- Switzerland will vote on the 'environmental responsibility' initiative on February 9, 2025
- The initiative was submitted by the youth wing of the Green Party in February 2023
- The initiative focuses on six planetary boundaries: climate change, biodiversity loss, water consumption, land use, nitrogen emissions and phosphorous emissions
- The initiative is opposed by the government, parliament, business circles, and right-wing and centrist parties
By The Numbers
2.5
Earths needed if everyone lived like Swiss citizens
10
Years deadline to achieve the initiative's objectives
They Said
"By May 27, Switzerland had already consumed its 2024 share of resources that the planet is able to regenerate"
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Swiss Environmental Vote Overview
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Initiative Details and Planetary Boundaries
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Political Landscape and Opposition
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