What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)”?

On 13.06.2021, “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)” was rejected with 1'568'032 yes and 1'671'210 no. Turnout was 64.8%.

How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)”?

The strongest yes came from Basel-City (66.6%), the strongest no from Schwyz (34.5%).

Popular vote · 13.06.2021Federal ballot

Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)

Votes2021

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

Votes

Rejected

Yes

48.4% 1'568'032

51.6% 1'671'210

Turnout

64.8%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes

BFS

Bern BE77.5%

Zurich ZH72.3%

Ennetbaden AG69.7%

Basel BS68.0%

Bremgarten bei Bern BE67.9%

Strongest no

BFS

Seehof BE91.9%

Ederswiler JU91.5%

Riemenstalden SZ90.9%

Zwischbergen VS90.6%

Roches BE89.6%

Result by municipality

Top 10

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Bern	77.5%	BE
2	Zurich	72.3%	ZH
3	Ennetbaden	69.7%	AG
4	Basel	68.0%	BS
5	Bremgarten bei Bern	67.9%	BE
6	Lausanne	67.7%	VD
7	Fribourg	67.3%	FR
8	Lucerne	66.6%	LU
9	Solothurn	66.3%	SO
10	Choulex	66.1%	GE

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Bezirk Zürich ZH72.3%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU66.6%

Bezirk Solothurn SO66.3%

District de Lausanne VD65.2%

Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland BE59.6%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Wahlkreis Entlebuch LU71.3%

Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen BE69.5%

Bezirk Einsiedeln SZ68.7%

District de la Glâne FR68.5%

Bezirk Thal SO67.8%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Zürich	72.3%	ZH
2	Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt	66.6%	LU
3	Bezirk Solothurn	66.3%	SO
4	District de Lausanne	65.2%	VD
5	Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland	59.6%	BE
6	District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut	56.7%	VD
7	Bezirk Winterthur	56.6%	ZH
8	Region Plessur	55.6%	GR
9	District de Lavaux-Oron	55.4%	VD
10	District de l'Ouest lausannois	55.3%	VD

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Basel-City66.6%

Geneva61.4%

Zurich55.4%

Vaud53.2%

Neuchâtel52.6%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Schwyz65.5%

Uri65.0%

Appenzell Innerrhoden64.9%

Obwalden63.8%

Nidwalden61.8%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Basel-City	66.6%	64.4%	3
2	Geneva	61.4%	60.4%	45
3	Zurich	55.4%	64.4%	160
4	Vaud	53.2%	68.4%	300
5	Neuchâtel	52.6%	62.2%	24
6	Bern	48.5%	66.3%	329
7	Lucerne	48.0%	71.3%	79
8	Zug	47.7%	69.1%	11
9	Basel-Landschaft	47.0%	64.0%	86
10	Grisons	46.6%	62.7%	100
11	Schaffhausen	46.5%	77.4%	26
12	Ticino	44.5%	51.7%	100
13	Fribourg	44.4%	67.3%	119
14	Aargau	44.0%	62.6%	196
15	Solothurn	43.9%	62.6%	104
16	St. Gallen	42.9%	63.0%	75
17	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	42.5%	69.3%	20
18	Jura	41.9%	62.9%	51
19	Thurgau	40.5%	66.1%	80
20	Glarus	39.9%	59.8%	3
21	Valais	39.1%	64.7%	122
22	Nidwalden	38.2%	69.2%	11
23	Obwalden	36.2%	72.1%	7
24	Appenzell Innerrhoden	35.1%	68.9%	5
25	Uri	35.0%	67.7%	19
26	Schwyz	34.5%	71.1%	30

Federal Council explanations

The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.

Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2020 7847

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2020 7847, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2020 7847 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)”?: On 13.06.2021, “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)” was rejected with 1'568'032 yes and 1'671'210 no. Turnout was 64.8%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)”?: The strongest yes came from Basel-City (66.6%), the strongest no from Schwyz (34.5%).
Was “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)” accepted?: “Federal Act on the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2 Act)” was rejected nationwide on 13.06.2021.