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The ‘ambitious but realistic’ aims of Swiss climate policy

This content was published on Sep 1, 2016 To reach its target, the government has launched the consultation period for three climate projects.

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Two more mountain deaths add to deadly week

This content was published on Sep 1, 2016 The 29-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, who lived in Valais, had left the Baltschiederklause hut early on Saturday morning attempting to climb the 3,934-metre (12,906ft) Bietschhorn and then descend via the Bietschhorn hut, according to Valais police. They were reported missing on Monday and their corpses were found on Wednesday. In a separate accident on…

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Swiss CO2 offset system vulnerable to fraud

This content was published on Aug 23, 2016 Since Switzerland’s CO2 lawExternal link was enacted in 2013, fuel importers must compensate for part of their CO2 output by financing projects aimed at reducing emissions. Ten private audit offices are responsible for auditing these projects before they get the green light from the environment ministry, which gives companies a certificate worth CHF100 ($104) for each tonne of CO2 reduced. However, the…

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Government approves new forestry law

This content was published on Aug 17, 2016 The federal government will spend CHF10 million ($10.3 million) more per year on making Switzerland’s forests more robust and able to withstand a changing climate. This will be done by fighting non-native pests such as the Asian longhorn beetle, whose numbers have recently increased according to the government. The new law allows for taking measures…

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Mining for gold as a cooperative

This content was published on Aug 17, 2016 The head of operations at CECOMIP explains how his Peruvian mining cooperative extracts gold through environmentally and socially responsible means.

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Alpine Club membership hits record peak

This content was published on Aug 16, 2016 The SAC External linkis now the fourth biggest sports association in Switzerland, behind football, gymnastics and tennis, and membership continues to increase. “150,000 is a record number. Growth is around 2-4% a year,” SAC managing director Jerun Vils told Swiss public radio, SRF, on Tuesday. Vils said SAC members particularly appreciate the club’s environmental work…

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What’s happening to Europe’s longest glacier?

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 From the top of the Moosfluh peak above the village of Riederalp, the sweeping panoramic vista takes your breath away. A huge grey-and-white cracked sea of ice snakes into view from around a distant mountain. Just below, an elderly Japanese couple munch away on their packed lunch, silently digesting the natural wonder from their balcony…

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Aletsch

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 New images from the book “Aletsch – Der grösste Gletscher der Alpen“ (Aletsch – the biggest glacier in the Alps) by Valais-based photographer Marco Volken (Photos: Marco Volken/AS Verlag)

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Wind farm gets new turbines

This content was published on Aug 4, 2016 Run by Bern-based electricity company BKW, the Mont Crosin wind farm in the Jura mountains has 16 wind turbines. The four oldest are now in the process of being replaced by more powerful ones. In a traffic-stopping manoeuvre on Wednesday, one of the new blades was carefully transported through the town of La Ferriere –…

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