Environment
Aviation has far-reaching effects on the environment. Ensuring economic viability and meeting mobility requirements while also achieving sustainability goals is a huge challenge.
Locally, aviation creates noise and pollutants, and these must be reduced to a minimum. To achieve this goal, Switzerland has created its own regulations, norms and incentive systems. These are now to be maintained and developed.
Aviation must also make a contribution to reducing the climate impact, as also required by Switzerland’s Climate Strategy. This means international obligations must be met and effective measures taken.
More about these topics and other environmental impacts can be found on this website. Some topics are only available in German, French or Italian.
Climate
Under Switzerland’s Long-Term Climate Strategy, flights from Switzerland should no longer generate climate-impacting emissions in net terms by 2050 as far as possible.
Noise
Noise has been an issue in aviation since the first motorised flights. Some aircraft certified in recent decades are significantly quieter. Noise has nevertheless increased in some places, due to increased traffic.
Pollutants
The operation of aircraft with internal combustion engines is associated with pollutant emissions.
Other subjects
Environmental issues in aviation go beyond pollutants and noise.