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Swiss miss out on EU trade in CO2 emissions

This content was published on Jul 28, 2003 However, widespread trading in emissions in Switzerland is not expected until 2008 at the earliest. From January 2005 more than 10,000 steel and power plants, oil refineries, paper mills, glass and cement installations across the EU will face caps on their emissions of CO2. Companies that manage to reduce emissions to below the set limit…

Green tourism flourishes in Chasseral

This content was published on Jul 20, 2003 One such project is the Chasseral Regional Park, which aims to minimise the effects of tourism on the surrounding environment. “It’s an idea born out of good sense,” Fabien Vogelsperger, the project’s coordinator, told swissinfo. “We don’t want to create a nature reserve or a theme park like Disneyland. We just want to harmonise human…

New accolade for Nobel prize winner

This content was published on Jul 19, 2003 The man who mapped the prion protein, implicated in Mad Cow disease, told swissinfo that his decision to become a chemist was largely an accident. Wüthrich literally stumbled into a scientific career after a foot injury put paid to his ambitions to be a footballer. He is now one of the world’s most eminent scientists…

Marathon vote failed to resolve nuclear dilemma

This content was published on Jul 18, 2003 Analysis of the “marathon” ballot on nine issues has shown that people were often confused, apprehensive or ignorant about the proposed changes. The government opposed separate proposals to extend the existing moratorium on building new plants and to shut down the industry by 2014. Around 60 per cent of voters were swayed by the government’s…

A difficult balancing act

This content was published on Jul 13, 2003 In the second part of an exclusive interview with swissinfo, he talks about the diseases he would like to cure and the difficulty of striking the right balance between doing good and doing business. He also discusses the merits of intellectual property rights and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the Swiss educational system. swissinfo:…

Zurich pays the price for Sars debacle

This content was published on Jul 12, 2003 The controversial ban on Asian exhibitors at this year’s Baselworld watch and jewellery fair is already having financial repercussions in Zurich. On Wednesday Baselworld organisers decided that they would no longer include Zurich in future editions, a move that looks set to cost Switzerland’s biggest city at least SFr100 million ($73 million) a year in…

Switzerland banks on biotech

This content was published on Jul 10, 2003 Five French-speaking cantons have launched Bioalps to promote and coordinate the activities of 50 young biotech firms and around a dozen research institutions. Switzerland currently has the highest density of biotech firms in Europe, with over 10,000 jobs in the sector. According to consultants Ernst & Young, turnover is around SFr3 billion ($2.2 billion) per…

Europe seeks to relax curbs on drug prices

This content was published on Jul 10, 2003 Switzerland – a non-EU member but a key player on the European pharmaceutical scene – is taking a keen interest in the debate. Novartis, Roche and Serono are members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA) and Interpharma, the organization of Swiss pharmaceutical research companies, is attending the meeting. Delegates are considering whether drug…

Population getting older but healthier

This content was published on Jul 7, 2003 A new study shows that the share of elderly people requiring medical care should drop thanks to better prevention and medical treatments. Currently, up to 126,000 people – or 11.4 per cent of the population over the age of 64 – are not able to care for themselves in Switzerland. Previous demographic studies suggested that…

Science stars at Geneva fair

This content was published on Jul 5, 2003 Staged on the shores of Lake Geneva, the event aims to unravel the mysteries of science through easy-to-understand experiments and artistic displays. It was established in 2000 by Geneva’s Science History Museum in an effort to get both children and adults excited about subjects such as chemistry and physics. “Our goal is to bring scientists…

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