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Chasing after the (impossible) Paris climate goal

This content was published on Nov 5, 2017 Now that the Paris Climate Agreement has entered into force, Switzerland will have more say at international negotiations on climate change.

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Swiss solar sector feels the heat from China

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 The number of workers in the Swiss photovoltaic industry has almost halved in the past five years.

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New orangutan species discovered

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 A team of around 40 researchers, including two from the University of Zurich, have identified a new species of orangutan.

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Zurich researchers behind new orangutan species discovery

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 A team of around 40 researchers, including two from the University of Zurich, have identified a new species of orangutan that lives in northern Sumatra. The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) will become the eighth great ape species known to science thanks to a team of researchers from around the world, including Switzerland. Only around 800…

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Swiss climate researcher wins coveted prize

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 Switzerland's top science prize has been awarded to environmental researcher, Thomas Stocker, for his work in demonstrating the reality of climate change.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a Swiss team, which won a competition by building the most sustainable house.

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The solar-inspired Swiss house

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017

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Ocean temperature change models may be flawed, study finds

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 A Swiss-French study has shown that shifts in ocean temperatures between 100 million years ago and today may not be as drastic as thought.

Environment Minister Leuthard at Geneva conference on Minamata Convention

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Swiss government sets deadline for mercury ban

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 Subject to approval by the Federal Environmental Office, exports of mercury dental amalgam will be permitted until the end of 2027, a government statement said. The deadline for other mercury exports, for electric discharge lamps and welding machines, was set for the end of 2020. The measures are aimed at withdrawing recycled mercury from the…

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Swiss investments not aligned with climate commitments

This content was published on Oct 23, 2017 One of the aims of the Paris Agreement, which was ratified by Switzerland earlier this month, is to align financial flows towards low-emissions pathways so as to limit global warming to 2°C compared with pre-industrial levels. However, a test carried out on 79 pension funds and insurance companies – which manage two-thirds of all Swiss…

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More money please: the politics of UN pledging conferences

This content was published on Oct 23, 2017 Geneva correspondent Imogen Foulkes looks at how the UN decides which global crisis to prioritise for funding, as money is sought for the Rohingya.

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