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Geneva to host new sustainable finance network

An aerial view shows the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva

This content was published on Apr 23, 2018 The United Nations Environment Programme is establishing the secretariat of its new network of Financial Centres for Sustainability in Geneva.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about repair cafés in Switzerland.

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Fix it, don’t chuck it!

This content was published on Apr 21, 2018 Not being able to tell a spanner from a hammer is no longer an excuse to throw something away when it breaks: a repair café could be the answer to your problems.

Largest electric vehicle in the world unveiled at Swiss quarry

This content was published on Apr 20, 2018 The biggest electric vehicle in the world was unveiled on Friday in a Swiss quarry. It is expected to save record amounts of CO2.

Pile of rubbish on grass in front of a lake and sailing boats

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Dangerous toxin levels found in Lake Geneva

This content was published on Apr 16, 2018 Switzerland has an international reputation for cleanliness and pristine landscape, but a team of scientists from the University of Geneva and Britain has revealed that the lake is as susceptible to plastic waste problems as the ocean. The team analysed 3,000 objects, such as toys, pens, cotton swabs, food packaging and fragments of foam and…

A cover image for a Nouvo video about restaurants and bars that have decided to renounce using straws to help save the planet.

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You suck, you hurt the planet

This content was published on Apr 16, 2018 Straw or no straw? That is the sustainability question.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a new Swiss trend: wooden skyscrapers.

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Wood is the future

This content was published on Apr 13, 2018 Wooden skyscrapers: a Swiss trend that’s not going anywhere.

More greenhouse gases emitted in 2016

This content was published on Apr 13, 2018 Greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2016, the Federal Office of the Environment says. The reason: the particularly cool winter temperatures.

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How to clear the ocean of plastic? With a giant sailing boat

This content was published on Apr 10, 2018 The giant solar-powered catamaran to clean the ocean of plastic is the brainchild of French-Swiss navigator Yvan Bourgnon.

A man sits amid the ruins of a house by the sea.

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Natural catastrophe insurance costs hit record level

This content was published on Apr 10, 2018 Total losses stemming mainly from hurricanes, wildfires and flooding totaled $337 billion, the second-highest figure on record after 2011 and more than double 2016. This left a gap of $193 billion in damage not covered by insurance, the Zurich-based company said in its annual Sigma report. Some 11,000 people lost their lives or went missing…

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Swiss bear on the piste

This content was published on Apr 10, 2018 A bear wandered into a Swiss ski resort on Monday, sparking excitement among the few onlookers.

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