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NDC Quantification
Pledges to pathways
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Pledges to pathways
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NDC Quantification
Switzerland’s latest quantified pledge puts emissions 61% below 2019 levels by 2035.
Pledges to pathways
NDC Quantification
Switzerland’s 2035 pledge: 62.5% below 1990 levels.
For total GHG emissions excluding LULUCF, that is 61% below 2019 levels by 2035.
Data release 21 October 2026, reflecting the latest submissions
2030 target
26Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2024AR5, incl. LULUCF
2035 target
20Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Jan 2025AR5
2050 target
Net zero
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2024AR5, incl. LULUCF
These figures use each pledge’s own scope. The chart below measures every pledge the same way, so its numbers can differ.
Pledges to pathways
The 2035 pledge: 62.5% below 1990 levels.
Total greenhouse-gas emissions excl. LULUCF for Switzerland, AR6 GWP-100.
Notes: Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Data as of the 21 October 2026 data release
Indicators
Observed values up to 2024. Later years follow the quantified pledge pathway.
2019
47
Mt CO₂-eq
2024
40
Mt CO₂-eq
−14% vs 2019
2030 · projected
25
Mt CO₂-eq
−47% vs 2019
2035 · projected
18
Mt CO₂-eq
−61% vs 2019
2050 · projected
−1.5
Mt CO₂-eq
−103% vs 2019
Scope & conditionality
Coverage and conditionality are derived from our structured assessment of each submission. Each target is shown as submitted, in its own scope. The chart above measures every pledge the same way (AR6, excl. LULUCF), so its numbers can differ.
Unconditionally: 35.0% below 1990 levels.
Unconditional
35 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Dec 2021
Unconditionally: 50.0% below 1990 levels.
Unconditional
26 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2024
Unconditionally: 62.5% below 1990 levels.
Unconditional
20 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Jan 2025
Unconditionally: Net zero emissions.
Unconditional
0 Mt CO₂-eq
From the NDC submitted in Nov 2024
Unconditionally: Net zero emissions.
Unconditional
0 Mt CO₂-eq
From the LT-LEDS submitted in Jan 2021
“Economy-wide”: the target covers all major sectors. “All gases”: covers the full basket of greenhouse gases. “incl. LULUCF”: includes land use, land-use change and forestry. “AR5”: gases aggregated using IPCC AR5 100-year global warming potentials.
Submission history
We have quantified every NDC and long-term strategy Switzerland has submitted since 2015, including the pledges it has since superseded, so the evolution of ambition reads oldest to newest.
NDCs and INDCs
INDC · Feb 2015
202520302050
Unconditionally: 35.0% below 1990 levels. Unconditionally: 70.0–85.0% below 1990 levels. Unconditionally: 40.0% below 1990 levels.
NDC · Oct 2017
20252030
Unconditionally: 50.0% below 1990 levels. Unconditionally: 35.0% below 1990 levels.
NDC · Dec 2020
2030
Unconditionally: 50.0% below 1990 levels.
NDC · Dec 2021
Active
20252030
Unconditionally: 35.0% below 1990 levels. Unconditionally: 50.0% below 1990 levels.
NDC · Nov 2024
Active
20302050
Unconditionally: Net zero emissions. Unconditionally: 50.0% below 1990 levels.
NDC · Jan 2025
Active
2035
Unconditionally: 62.5% below 1990 levels.
Long-term strategies
LT-LEDS · Jan 2021
Active
2050
Unconditionally: Net zero emissions.
We publish our quantification of each new submission within days of it reaching the UNFCCC registry.
Using the data
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