The first results of the referendum: About 58 percent of the Swiss are in favor of zero gas emissions by 2050

The climate referendum was called after a campaign launched by scientists and environmentalists to save Switzerland's glaciers, which are melting at an alarming rate.

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Work of French-Swiss artist SAYPE, Lausanne Switzerland, Photo: REUTERS
Work of French-Swiss artist SAYPE, Lausanne Switzerland, Photo: REUTERS
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The majority of Swiss people supported the plan for zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in a referendum today, according to the first estimates of the vote published by the media.

Today, in yet another referendum, the Swiss accepted the introduction of a 15 percent tax for large companies active at the international level.

The climate law was supported by 58,7 percent of citizens, while more than 79 percent were in favor of the new tax, Tamedia groups estimated.

The climate referendum was called after a campaign launched by scientists and environmentalists to save Switzerland's glaciers, which are melting at an alarming rate.

Campaigners initially proposed even more ambitious measures, but later backed the government's plan to see Switzerland achieve zero emissions by 2050.

Switzerland's glaciers experienced record melting last year, losing more than six percent of their volume, alarming scientists who say a loss of two percent was once considered extreme.

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