Cyril Brunner

Cyril Brunner is a senior climate scientist and lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science at the federal institute of technology ETH Zurich. He studied mechanical engineering and received a Ph.D. in climate sciences. He is an expert on carbon dioxide removal, greenhouse gas removal, net zero, mitigation of climate change and methane emissions.

Opinion

Swiss climate scientist: CO2 removal is tricky but essential

This content was published on Jun 11, 2025 Initiatives to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air are faltering – not because they don’t work, but because we fail to see opportunities and lack vision, says Swiss climate scientist Cyril Brunner.

Demographics

Flat-hunting in Switzerland’s cheapest and most expensive municipalities

Aging society

Is Switzerland repeating England’s housing mistakes?

Cats climbing the cat ladders erected on the façade of a house in Bern

Swiss oddities

What a love of cat ladders says about the Swiss

Switzerland leapfrpogs Singapore and Hong Kong in the new ranking

Switzerland regains crown as world’s most competitive nation

Property in Switzerland is expensive - and the debt burden is also high.

Demographics

Mortgages in Switzerland: how the system works

Train vs plane: would you take a direct train between London and Geneva?

Eurostar is planning to run direct trains from Britain to Germany and Switzerland from the early 2030s. Would you favour the train over the plane? If not, why not?

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Jun 13, 2025

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