Table 1 Transition risk events
From: The macro-financial effects of Climate Policy Risk: evidence from Switzerland
Date | Label | Type |
|---|---|---|
2022-09-16 | Switzerland sets out revised C02 law plan | Domestic |
2022-04-04 | New IPCC report | International |
2021-10-30 | G20 meets in Rome | International |
2021-09-26 | Bern voters approve constitutional amendment codifying climate neutrality by 2050 | Domestic |
2021-08-09 | IPCC report warns of the rapid degradation of the planet | International |
2021-07-14 | European Commissions unveils its plan for CO2 reductions (fit-for-55 package) | International |
2021-06-04 | 127 Nobel Prize winners call for climate actions | International |
2021-05-31 | FINMA specifies transparency obligations for climate risks | Domestic |
2021-03-16 | Federal Environment Office warns of climate change risks in Switzerland | Domestic |
2020-12-11 | EU agrees on tougher climate goals for 2030 | International |
2020-11-07 | Election of Joe Biden | International |
2020-01-04 | A right-wing-Green coalition takes office in Austria | International |
2019-10-20 | “Green Wave” at the Swiss Federal Election | Domestic |
2019-10-10 | Report finds that climate change could have large costs for Swiss infrastructures | Domestic |
2019-09-25 | New alarming IPCC report | International |
2019-08-16 | A plane ticket tax is proposed by a state commission | Domestic |
2019-06-22 | FDP officially supports the Paris Climate Agreement | Domestic |
2017-10-06 | Switzerland ratifies the Paris Agreement | Both |
2017-05-21 | Swiss electorate accepts the revised Federal Energy Act | Domestic |
2014-09-23 | Federal Council pledges a minimum of 100 million to UN Green Fund | Domestic |
2012-07-03 | IEA’s report on Switzerland highlights the necessity of a CO2 tax | Domestic |
2010-01-21 | The Federal Council proposes a new tax on high-polluting cars | Domestic |
2007-04-20 | Swiss Green party above 10% of vote intentions for the first time | Domestic |
2007-03-12 | A climate initiative to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% is proposed | Domestic |
2007-02-07 | The EU Commission aims to reduce the average CO2 emissions of new cars | International |
2006-12-14 | A 6 cent tax on fuel oil will be introduced to meet the Kyoto objectives | Domestic |
2006-08-31 | California pledges to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% by 2020 | International |
2006-06-21 | National parliament confirms its willingness to introduce a CO2 tax | Domestic |
2004-08-03 | The Federal government opens discussions about various types of CO2 taxes | Domestic |
2002-05-31 | The EU ratifies the Kyoto Protocol | International |
2001-05-29 | Proposition to increase oil prices to finance public transport | Domestic |
2001-03-19 | Alarming IPCC report presented to the parliament | Both |