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Popular vote · 08.03.2026Federal ballot

Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’

Votes2026
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
29.3% 897'355
No
70.7% 2'165'868
Cantonal majority
0 / 23
Turnout
57.6%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Bern59.4%BE
2Lausanne55.7%VD
3Mauraz55.2%VD
4Vevey55.0%VD
5Saint-Saphorin52.3%VD
6Fribourg51.1%FR
7Lajoux50.9%JU
8Les Enfers50.8%JU
9Romainmôtier-Envy50.6%VD
10Chavannes-près-Renens49.4%VD

Result by district

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

Result by district

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

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
Geneva42.1%
Vaud38.4%
Jura33.6%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City44.6%62.7%3
2Geneva42.1%57.5%45
3Vaud38.4%63.9%300
4Neuchâtel37.6%51.2%24
5Jura33.6%48.3%51
6Zurich32.7%61.3%160
7Bern31.1%54.6%329
8Fribourg29.3%58.2%119
9Schaffhausen29.1%74.1%26
10Ticino28.8%60.2%100
11Basel-Landschaft27.9%54.9%86
12Solothurn24.8%55.1%104
13Lucerne24.3%58.8%79
14Aargau23.9%56.0%196
15Grisons23.2%55.4%100
16Valais23.1%55.2%122
17St. Gallen22.2%56.4%75
18Zug22.1%60.9%11
19Appenzell Ausserrhoden21.8%58.7%20
20Glarus21.2%51.5%3
21Thurgau20.6%57.4%80
22Uri20.1%51.2%19
23Obwalden17.5%62.9%7
24Nidwalden17.3%61.8%11
25Appenzell Innerrhoden15.6%54.3%5
26Schwyz15.5%60.5%30

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 on Fedlex (BBl 2025 2888, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2025 2888 — official text

What was the result of the vote “Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’”?
On 08.03.2026, “Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’” was rejected with 897'355 yes and 2'165'868 no. Turnout was 57.6%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (44.6%), the strongest no from Schwyz (15.5%).
Was “Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’” accepted?
“Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’” was rejected nationwide on 08.03.2026.