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Renovate Switzerland is a Swiss ecological movement, founded in April 2022, which uses civil resistance as a means to pressure the Swiss Federal Council to implement a national plan to insulate one million homes by 2040, as a response to climate change and the energy crisis. It is part of an international network of civil resistance, and similar actions have taken place in Germany, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. Similarly to these other movements, Renovate Switzerland focuses on a specific issue: the excessive energy consumption of buildings.

Most of Renovate Switzerland actions involve roadblocks of major Swiss motorways and roads. While its actions are generally considered as illegal, they are supported by some politicians such as  Swiss Green Party Léonore Porchet,  who consider civil disobedience to be legitimate given the urgency of the climate crisis.

Renovate Switzerland initially sent a letter with their demands to the President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga. They received a response which felt short of their expectations. After four road blockages in April 2022, the movement restarted their actions in October 2022. Co-Author of the UN IPCC report Julia Steinberger participated to a road blockage  in Bern on October 11th, and  glued her hand to the pavement alongside five other people.

Controversies
The logo of Renovate Switzerland is suspected to infringe on the Rivella drink logo trademark, and the company said they are considering legal action.