Compensation projects
Companies that place fossil fuels onto the Swiss market are required to offset carbon emissions. They fund offsetting projects in Switzerland and abroad that reduce greenhouse gases.
Distributors of fossil fuels (petrol, diesel, natural gas and kerosene) must reduce part of their greenhouse gas emissions by financing offsetting projects in Switzerland and abroad. In each case the process is the same.
Carbon offsetting in Switzerland
Carbon offsetting in Switzerland is achieved in projects and programmes that reduce carbon emissions or store carbon. The emission reductions are monitored by the federal government, which issues national emission attestations.
Carbon offsetting abroad
Carbon offsetting projects abroad take account of the local conditions in the partner country. Emission reductions are only registered by Switzerland once the partner country has implemented the projects.
Effect of compensation projects and programs
The administrative office for compensation publishes statistics on registered compensation projects and programmes. The estimates of the expected emission reductions are taken from the application documents of the registered projects and programmes. A file with the data and evaluations are made available for download.
Registered projects in Switzerland
The list includes already registered projects and programmes by technology area. Within a technology area, registered projects and programmes are listed chronologically by project/programme number.
List of rejected or withdrawn projects in Switzerland
The list summarises projects and programmes that have been rejected by the administrative office for compensation or have been withdrawn by the applicant. The summaries are organized by technology areas. The order within a technology area is based on when the application documents were received.
Projects abroad
The list includes already registered projects and programmes by country.