CO2 sanctions fraud causes Confederation CHF 9 million loss Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland Bern, 26.04.2021 - The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against a former employee of the Federal Roads Office FEDRO and two board members of a vehicle import company. According to the indictment, the two board members paid the FEDRO employee to change the data used to calculate CO2 sanctions so that their company was not required to pay any sanctions for more than three years. As a result, the Confederation has incurred a loss of around CHF 9 million.
Swiss indict 3 over scheme to avert fees on CO2 emissions
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 26, 2021 at 5:14 pm EDT
GENEVA Swiss prosecutors announced a criminal indictment Monday against a former official with the federal roads office and two co-conspirators over an alleged scheme to avert fees on CO2 emissions that stripped the government of 9 million Swiss francs (about $10 million) of potential revenue.
The attorney general’s office alleges two board members of a vehicle import company paid the official at the Federal Roads Office to tinker with data used to calculate carbon emissions to make it look like the cars didn’t spew as much greenhouse gas emissions as they really did.
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Conference: How cycling in the Alps contributes to more sustainable tourism Federal Office for Spatial Development Bern, 22.04.2021 - Traffic and tourism have a strong climatic and ecological impact on the sensitive Alps. The pressure from tourism, especially mobility, is growing, while space and ecological capacities are limited. The Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE addressed this issue in MoVe the Alps, an international online conference held on 22 April 2021. Sustainable cycling tourism was at the centre of the discussions. The conference was supported by the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and the Federal Roads Office FEDRO.
Cycling is enjoying a boom, especially thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bicycle is a preferred means of transport for everyday life as well as for leisure and holidays – often also in the Alpine region. Holidaymakers who cycle emit virtually no greenhouse gases. As a result, they can help Switzerl
Fastned enters Switzerland with new rapid-charging park
Fastned opens its first fast-charging site in Switzerland and thus includes country number five in its HPC network. The new charging park is located near Zurich on the A1 motorway and offers a charging capacity of 300 kW for up to four EVs simultaneously.
The A1 highway is a major east-west axis in Switzerland, and the location at the Suhr rest stop is the first of 20 sites won by Fastned in a 2019 tender by the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). According to the company, more fast-charging stations will follow in 2021 with the next one opening in January.