At a media conference, the Alpine Initiative presents a study that deals with the climate impact of transalpine heavy goods traffic in Switzerland. It concludes that in order to reach its climate goals, Switzerland must…
For the fifth time the Alpine Initiative awards the “Red Devil’s Stone” for absurd transport. This time to the Coca-Cola company. Its beverage cans are filled in Italy and trucked to Switzerland via the Gotthard…
Together with the “No to a second bore at the Gotthard” association, the Alpine Initiative organises a protest at the mythical Devil’s Stone in Göschenen UR. Exactly 35 years after the opening of the Gotthard…
Around 150 people responded to the Alpine Initiative’s appeal and participated in the traditional, annual bonfire for the protection of the Alps. This commitment once again shows that the protection of the sensitive Alpine area…
Various Alpine crossings are to be developed into transit routes. The Alpine Initiative opposes this. It adopted a corresponding resolution at its AGM in Bellinzona (Ticino). The same resolution was signed by the organisation Initiative…
The “No to the second Gotthard bore” association sent an invoice for 125,573 Swiss francs to the Swiss Transport Minister, Doris Leuthard. In theory, we should not have needed to collect any signatures against a…
At its annual media conference, the Alpine Initiative presented a study by the University of Fribourg’s Institute for European Law. It confirms that current road traffic volumes due to transalpine freight clearly violate both the…
After nearly 20 years as Secretary and Transport Policy Director of the Alpine Initiative, Alf Arnold retired at the end of 2014. The Board elected Lucia Lauener-Zwyer as the new Secretary and Manuel Hermann as…
The “No to the second Gotthard bore” association, in which the Alpine Initiative plays a central role, submitted 152,573 signatures in Bern, 75,731 of which were authenticated. “Marmots”, “ibexes” and “chamois” as well as many…
After both chambers of the Swiss Parliament voted in favour of a second bore for the Gotthard tunnel (the Council of States in March and the National Council at the end of September), the Alpine…