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Figueres and Gore on Trump’s green credentials

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 Former US vice-president Al Gore and Christiana Figueres, one-time executive secretary to the UNFCCC on Donald Trump's green credentials.

Fixing the climate ‘more urgent than ever’

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 Speaking at the Arctic Basecamp event on the sidelines of WEF in Davos, Figueres said it was time for the climate change agenda to gravitate away from bickering politicians towards companies, investors and ordinary people. The 2015 Paris Agreement committed 195 countries to restricting climate warming to no more than two degrees above pre-industrial levels,…

Google expands in Zurich but tax structure remains unclear

This content was published on Jan 17, 2017 On Tuesday, Google inaugurated new offices – around 50,000 square metres in the historic 1930s Sihlpost building – close to Zurich’s main station. The new premises and existing office space in another district will together be able to house up to 5,000 staff. Google established a European research and development centre in Switzerland’s largest city…

Things could heat up in chilly Davos

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 Swiss resorts have been waiting a long time for the snow. It finally arrived over the weekend. There was so much, in fact, that it closed down the popular Schatzalp toboggan run on Saturday. The unpredictability of global temperatures and weather patterns will feature in a number of sessions on the environment in Davos. One…

Emotional ‘hangovers’ influence future memories

This content was published on Jan 14, 2017 A new study shows that emotional experiences can actually influence how we will remember future events.

Ruled by thumbs? Switzerland as an iPhone nation

This content was published on Jan 9, 2017 Trendsetters who wanted to be among the first Swiss to own an iPhone had to head online or buy the phone from the United States after they were first unveiled in January 2007. However, with the US devices, the SIM cards were locked in those days, so the next problem was to work out how…

The right time for high-speed metro?

This content was published on Jan 9, 2017 A futuristic Swiss Metro project put on hold in 2009 is now being revived. It will link conurbations and transport hubs underground with high-speed trains. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Swiss researchers store summer’s heat for winter

This content was published on Jan 7, 2017 By dissolving solid, highly concentrated sodium hydroxide in water, they were able to utilise a solution called caustic soda – also known as lye – which stores heat over a long period of time. When the caustic soda is heated, the water evaporates and heat is stored until the solution comes into contact with water…

Swiss stargazers win Wolf prize for exoplanet research

This content was published on Jan 5, 2017 Swiss scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have been awarded Israel’s prestigious Wolf prize for physics for their research into exoplanets.

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A year without flying – almost

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 Twelve months ago, researcher Christoph Küffer stopped flying to help reduce his carbon footprint. He recounts his experiences as a non-flier.

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