BERN - SRG and Tamedia surveys published at the start of February put the Environmental Responsibility Initiative on course for a clear no. About two thirds of respondents opposed a ten-year duty to keep the Swiss economy inside planetary limits.
Business groups had called the text a job killer. The Federal Council recommended rejection, saying climate law already points to net zero without a hard stop on whole sectors. Turnout was expected to be low for a one-item Sunday.
The argument is the instrument
Green leaders said voters might still want climate action in another form. Opponents said the poll was the form. The night of 9 February would settle the adjectives.