How do companies decide which mode of transportation to use to ship goods in Switzerland? In a research project INFRAS and Rapp investigated this question. The main results of the study are a qualitative decision and impact model for modal choice in domestic transportation.

Whether it's capturing and removing CO2 emissions or circular economy: various ways are being sought to reduce emissions that are difficult to avoid. Addressing hard-to-abate emissions is crucial for Switzerland to achieve its net-zero target. INFRAS is involved in a research consortium that aims to make solutions concrete and scalable.

With an increasing number of electric vehicles on the road, mineral oil tax is generating less income. The Federal Council wants to offset this by introducing a compensation levy on electric vehicles. It has published a consultation draft for the introduction of such a levy. INFRAS supported FEDRO together with Ecoplan in drafting the proposal.

While fossil-free vehicles are increasingly being used on the roads, diesel engines continue to dominate shipping on Swiss waters. This should change in order to reach the political goal of net-zero by 2050. On behalf of the Swiss Federal Office of Transport and several cantons, INFRAS is investigating the prospects for the decarbonization of shipping in Switzerland.

For 90% of the internal combustion cars currently on Swiss roads, it is worth replacing them with an electric car. On behalf of the Swiss Federal Government, INFRAS calculated the greenhouse gas emissions along the life cycle of passenger cars and compared the CO2 savings potential for different scenarios.

With the renewal of its Action Plan for Adaptation, the German Federal Government aims to further strengthen the country's climate resilience. To design the ensemble of various policy instruments as effectively as possible, the Federal Environment Agency has carried out an ex-ante assessment with the support of INFRAS.

The Danube region is one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in Europe. The international TiCCA4DANU project aims to use transformative innovation policy to bring climate change adaptation to the region in a systemic and equitable way. It thinks local - and European at the same time. INFRAS is part of the project team.

How much is the Emissions Trading System (ETS) helping to reduce Switzerland's greenhouse gas emissions? How do the incentives affect participating companies? INFRAS was commissioned by the Swiss government to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of this pillar of Swiss climate policy.

The effects of climate change, environmental degradation and natural disasters hit countries in the Global South particularly hard – and pose major challenges for development cooperation. INFRAS has been supporting the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with its expertise in climate and environmental issues since 2015.