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Press releasePublished on 17 June 2025

Federal Councillor Albert Rösti signs carbon storage agreement with Norway

Berne, 17.06.2025 — During his working visit to Norway on 16 and 17 June, Federal Councillor Albert Rösti signed an agreement on carbon storage with Norwegian Minister of Energy Terje Aasland. The agreement will allow Swiss CO2 to be stored in Norway and also enable both countries to trade negative emissions in a state-recognised framework. This represents a pioneering global agreement under the Paris Agreement.