The Alpine initiative rejects the Swiss government’s bill on climate policy. In the area of freight transport, urgent measures have to be taken in order to achieve the climate goals. However, such proposals are largely…
The fourth “Alpine Week” was held in the Bavarian Alpine foothills. If offered participants the opportunity to exchange their experiences, challenges and ideas on the Alpine region. The Alpine Initiative informed the participants about the…
Our work is bearing fruit. The number of transalpine truck trips is continuing to decrease. With additional measures such as a CO2 limit for trucks and the introduction of an Alpine Crossing Exchange, the goal…
This year, the Alpine Initiative lit its traditional warning bonfire on the Simplon Pass. Every day, the pass is crossed by trucks carrying hazardous goods such as fuel oil and solvents. In September, the Swiss…
At the beginning of June, the SBB opens the new Gotthard rail base tunnel. Before it is traversed by the first commercial freight train, SBB CEO Andreas Meyer underlines the importance of this pioneering project:…
Three months after the adoption of the second bore, the Alpine Initiative asks the Swiss Minister of Transport, Doris Leuthard, to transfer goods from road to rail. Its General Assembly in Schwyz adopts a resolution…
At its annual media conference, the Alpine Initiative illustrates, using a study by Heinz Pulver, that all goods can be transported across the Alps by rail. Rail capacity suffices both to reach the transfer goal…
After an intensive referendum campaign, the Alpine Initiative has to accept defeat on 28 February 2016. 57.0% of the Swiss electorate vote in favour of a second bore for the Gotthard road tunnel. This makes…
At the beginning of January, the “No to a second bore at the Gotthard” association launches its referendum campaign with a media conference. In the broad alliance against the second bore, the Alpine Initiative joins…
By failing to increase the HGV charge in the past, the Swiss government has squandered a total of 2.75 billion Swiss francs, or rather, given them away to the truck lobby. In the new transfer…