Inventaire suisse des subventions aux énergies fossiles

This document provides an inventory of fossil fuel subsidies in Switzerland, based on the legal definitions established by the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS).

• The ACCTS provides the first international legal definition of fossil fuel subsidies, focusing on state mechanisms that promote the production or consumption of fossil fuels, including financial contributions and support for prices or revenues. This includes the non-collection of certain revenues, such as energy or climate tax reductions.
• The ACCTS utilizes a 'Standardized Carbon Price Measure' (SCPM) to uniformly measure instruments that price CO2 emissions, such as CO2 taxes or emission trading systems. Under this mechanism, financial contributions supporting fossil fuel consumption are only considered subsidies if they cause the SCPM to fall below a committed value.
• In 2023, Switzerland's largest identified fossil fuel subsidy under specific exceptions was the exemption for aviation fuels, totaling 1,517,363 thousand francs.
• The inventory lists several measures that do not cause the carbon price to fall below 50 francs per tonne of CO2 under the SCPM mechanism, including partial reimbursements for transport companies (84,523 thousand francs), snow groomers (8,271 thousand francs), and professional fishing or natural stone extraction (1,347 thousand francs).
• Certain subsidies are not exempt from the agreement's disciplines, including partial reimbursements for CCF installations, natural gas for transport companies, certain stationary uses (such as stationary generators), and Swiss customs enclaves (Samnaun and Sampuoir).

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Inventaire suisse des subventions aux énergies fossiles. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-03/inventaire-suisse-accts-ffsr-publication-coffis.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Inventaire suisse des subventions aux énergies fossiles. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-03/inventaire-suisse-accts-ffsr-publication-coffis.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndinventaire, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Inventaire suisse des subventions aux énergies fossiles}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-03/inventaire-suisse-accts-ffsr-publication-coffis.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }