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flag Swiss voters rejected a $5–10 billion climate fund on March 9, 2026, in a referendum.

flag Swiss voters rejected a proposed multibillion-dollar climate fund on March 9, 2026, with 70.7% opposing the measure in a national referendum. flag The initiative, which aimed to accelerate carbon neutrality by 2050, required 100,000 signatures to qualify and saw a 55.5% turnout. flag Both the federal government and parliament urged rejection, citing fiscal concerns, as the plan would have allocated 0.5% to 1.0% of GDP—about $5–10 billion—to climate projects. flag Despite support from environmental groups and the Social Democratic Party, the proposal failed to gain public backing, highlighting tensions between climate ambitions and budgetary limits in Switzerland’s direct democracy system.

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