Swiss climate activists lament election of oil lobbyist


              The new Federal Councillors Albert Roesti, center, and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, left, are sworn in following the election of replacements to the Federal Council by the United Federal Assembly in Bern, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Swiss environmentalists criticized the election Wednesday of the top car- and oil-industry lobbyist Albert Roesti to the new government, calling it a 'disaster for climate policy'. Also elected to the council Wednesday was Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, a member of the left-leaning Social Democrats. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP, Pool)
            
              The new Federal Councillors Albert Roesti, second right, and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, second left, are sworn in following the election of replacements to the Federal Council by the United Federal Assembly in Bern, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Swiss environmentalists criticized the election Wednesday of the top car- and oil-industry lobbyist Albert Roesti to the new government, calling it a 'disaster for climate policy'. Also elected to the council Wednesday was Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, a member of the left-leaning Social Democrats. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP, Pool)
Swiss climate activists lament election of oil lobbyist