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On track for the climate

The Energy and Climate Initiative (EEC) is a measure of the Energy Strategy 2050. It is aimed at important Swiss providers of publicly relevant services and institutional investors who want to act in an innovative and exemplary manner in the field of energy and climate.

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News

An electrifying prospect: Retrofitting diesel buses instead of replacing them

14 July 2026

An electrifying prospect: Retrofitting diesel buses instead of replacing them

An Empa study shows that retrofitting existing diesel buses for electric operation would allow the entire European bus fleet to be electrified about 15 years earlier.

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30 October 2025

Civil Federal Administration and DDPS pursue net-zero targets independently

They are therefore no longer participants in our initiative.

21 October 2025

EEC participants continue to expand renewable energies

The Energy and climate report 2024 is available. In the reporting year, the participants increased the share of renewable energies in their total energy consumption from 65% to 69%. By doing so, they are making an important contribution to the energy transition in Switzerland.

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Participants

Find out more about the participants of EEC and their goals and measures in the areas of energy and climate.

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Measures

Find out about the joint measures of our participants.

Energy and Climate Report 2023

Monitoring

The participants demonstrate their progress in a continuous monitoring process.