#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Lajoux	60.1%	JU
2	Bern	59.9%	BE
3	Lausanne	58.0%	VD
4	Romainmôtier-Envy	56.4%	VD
5	Vevey	56.1%	VD
6	Fribourg	53.5%	FR
7	Clarmont	52.9%	VD
8	Les Enfers	51.0%	JU
9	Veysonnaz	50.6%	VS
10	Neuchâtel	50.6%	NE

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD53.1%

Bezirk Zürich ZH48.8%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU43.2%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU43.1%

Bezirk Solothurn SO42.4%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Wahlkreis Entlebuch LU88.4%

Bezirk Raron VS87.2%

Bezirk Visp VS86.8%

Bezirk Höfe SZ86.7%

Wahlkreis Willisau LU85.6%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District de Lausanne	53.1%	VD
2	Bezirk Zürich	48.8%	ZH
3	Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt	43.2%	LU
4	District des Franches-Montagnes	43.1%	JU
5	Bezirk Solothurn	42.4%	SO
6	District de l'Ouest lausannois	42.2%	VD
7	District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut	40.8%	VD
8	District de la Sarine	40.5%	FR
9	Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland	40.1%	BE
10	District de Delémont	39.4%	JU

How the cantons voted

yes share per municipality

This Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).

0 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Basel-City45.3%

Neuchâtel42.0%

Geneva41.7%

Vaud38.3%

Jura37.9%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Schwyz84.6%

Nidwalden83.2%

Obwalden83.0%

Appenzell Innerrhoden82.9%

Uri79.5%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Basel-City	45.3%	48.6%	3
2	Neuchâtel	42.0%	36.7%	24
3	Geneva	41.7%	43.1%	45
4	Vaud	38.3%	43.0%	300
5	Jura	37.9%	31.9%	51
6	Zurich	32.7%	41.5%	160
7	Fribourg	32.1%	36.4%	119
8	Bern	32.0%	38.0%	329
9	Basel-Landschaft	31.5%	37.9%	86
10	Ticino	30.6%	36.7%	100
11	Schaffhausen	28.7%	64.7%	26
12	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	27.3%	44.3%	20
13	Grisons	25.8%	35.4%	100
14	Solothurn	25.3%	43.5%	104
15	Lucerne	25.1%	44.7%	79
16	Aargau	24.5%	36.3%	196
17	Glarus	24.1%	34.6%	3
18	Valais	23.7%	38.2%	122
19	St. Gallen	23.6%	38.2%	75
20	Thurgau	23.3%	38.8%	80
21	Zug	22.8%	44.9%	11
22	Uri	20.5%	33.4%	19
23	Appenzell Innerrhoden	17.1%	37.8%	5
24	Obwalden	17.0%	42.5%	7
25	Nidwalden	16.8%	42.9%	11
26	Schwyz	15.4%	42.7%	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 2024 2488

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2024 2488, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2024 2488 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Popular Initiative 'For a responsible economy within our planet’s limits (Environmental Responsibility Initiative)'”?: On 09.02.2025, “Popular Initiative 'For a responsible economy within our planet’s limits (Environmental Responsibility Initiative)'” was rejected with 639'005 yes and 1'473'529 no. Turnout was 39.5%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular Initiative 'For a responsible economy within our planet’s limits (Environmental Responsibility Initiative)'”?: The strongest yes came from Basel-City (45.3%), the strongest no from Schwyz (15.4%).
Was “Popular Initiative 'For a responsible economy within our planet’s limits (Environmental Responsibility Initiative)'” accepted?: “Popular Initiative 'For a responsible economy within our planet’s limits (Environmental Responsibility Initiative)'” was rejected nationwide on 09.02.2025.