Federal Supreme Court: COPIL has no decision-making power in wind energy planning
The Federal Supreme Court finds that COPIL has no decision-making power in Fribourg’s wind energy planning.
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Bundesklar – Thema energie-umwelt (EN)
CO2 emission regulations for heavy-duty vehicles – importers largely meet targets
Since 2025, CO2 emission regulations have also applied to newly registered heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). The implementation results for the first reporting period show that importers were largely able to meet their targets. The sanction amount is correspondingly low. This is mainly due to the high share of purely electric vehicles. In 2025, this stood at around 20.8 per cent, well above the European average.
Consultation and public participation on the adapted Wind Energy Concept
New legal provisions and underlying principles require the Wind Energy Concept to be adapted.
Swiss Federal Supreme Court rules on cost allocation for contaminated site
In case 1C_589/2025, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled on the allocation of the costs for remediating a contaminated site.
Federal Supreme Court dismisses appeal
The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeal to the extent that it is admissible.
2025 Annual Report of the Decommissioning and Waste Disposal Funds
On 2 September 2026, the Federal Council approved the annual report and annual financial statements of the Decommissioning Fund and the Waste Disposal Fund (STENFO). The two funds hold CHF 9.998 billion (2024: CHF 9.652 billion). They are financed by the operators of nuclear installations and cover the costs of decommissioning nuclear power plants and disposing of the radioactive waste arising after nuclear power plants are taken out of service.