Published on 16 June 2025

Working visit to Norway

Federal Councillor Albert Rösti visited Norway on 16 and 17 June 2025 to strengthen bilateral cooperation on carbon storage. The programme included the signing of a bilateral agreement and visits to companies operating in the field of carbon capture and storage.

Tour of a wastewater treatment plant near Oslo and final assessment

LinkedIn: final assessment

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Signing of the bilateral agreement on carbon storage

Federal Councillor Albert Rösti signs carbon storage agreement with Norway (press release, 17.06.2025)

• Joint press release – signing of Agreement between Norway and Switzerland on cross-border cooperation on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Removal

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Norway and Switzerland sign Agreement (government.no)

LinkedIn: Switzerland-Norway Agreement

Exchange with ministers

Instagram-Post: Royal meeting

X: Longship Conference

Christening of the CO2 transport vessel Northern Pathfinder in Oslo

Instagram-Post: «Northern Pathfinder»

Northern Pathfinder vessel

Visit to the Northern Lights project

LinkedIn: CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage)

Northern Lights website

• Documentation

  Carbon storage: Federal Councillor Albert Rösti on working visit to Norway (press release, 12.06.2025)

  Media reports

  Schweiz will CO₂ in Norwegen lagern – das ist die Technik (SRF. Echo der Zeit, 17.06.2025)

  Bundesrat Albert Rösti auf Besuch in Norwegen (SRF. Mittagsausgabe der Tagesschau, 17.06.2025)

  La Suisse et la Norvège ont signé un accord sur le stockage du CO2 (RTS, 19h30, 22.05.2025)

  Albert Rösti en Norvège pour visiter une usine de stockage de CO2 (RTS, 19h30, 16.06.2025)

  Stoccaggio CO2, Berna guarda alla Norvegia (RSI, Telegiornale, 17.06.2025)