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2,000-watt society: when the future becomes a reality

This content was published on Feb 15, 2016 Can people halve their energy consumption and still live comfortably? In Switzerland, the first neighbourhoods are being built according to the “2000-watt society” principle, which aims to conserve resources without compromising living standards.

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Study predicts massive sea level rise from global warming

This content was published on Feb 8, 2016 Ongoing greenhouse gas emissions could have drastic and irreversible repercussions which will only be visible over an extended period, said researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Oregon in the US in a study released on Monday by the scientific journal Nature Climate Change. Rather than just looking at the 21st century,…

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Swiss soften ban on ‘doctored’ Volkswagen cars

This content was published on Jan 29, 2016 The new regulations concern car models of the Volkswagen group’s brands Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen built between 2009 and 2014 (Euro 5 engine only) and with 1.2, 1.6 and 2 litre TDI diesel engines. Around 600 such vehicles are expected to benefit from the easing of Swiss regulations. In January, the German roads authority…

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Building a breathable planet

This content was published on Jan 23, 2016 For the last 10 years, Yale University has been producing its own Environmental Performance Index (EPI) that measures 180 countries in the areas of carbon emission, water quality and resources, biodiversity, forests, agriculture, fisheries, air quality and deaths by pollution. Yale was in Davos promoting its research as a possible means of monitoring the post-Paris…

Global warming target misleading, say Swiss scientists

This content was published on Jan 21, 2016 The consensus at the recent COP21 climate conference in Paris to limit global warming to “well below” 2°C is “abstract” and “invites misunderstanding” according to Sonia Seneviratne, of the Zurich Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) who led the study along with climate researchers from the UK and Australia. This is because temperature will rise more…

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How hot was it in 2015?

This content was published on Jan 18, 2016 Since 1864 – when weather data collection started in Switzerland – it has never been as hot as in 2015. Summer saw record temperatures on the plains of western, French-speaking Switzerland and in the Italian-speaking south. In winter, it was in the mountains where the impact of the warmer temperatures was felt the most, particularly…

The bear whisperer

This content was published on Jan 17, 2016

Making money from environmentally-friendly cars

This content was published on Jan 16, 2016

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Post-Paris climate deal, insurers eye new business

This content was published on Jan 15, 2016 Article eight of the accord articulates the long-debated issue of loss and damage, and cooperation is called upon in the areas of “risk assessment and management” and “risk insurance facilities”. Switzerland, together with other developed countries, was concerned about unlimited claims of compensation for damage caused by the effects of climate change. While the article…

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EPFL creates ultra-fine carbon to mop up micropollutants

This content was published on Jan 8, 2016 Chemists working at the EPFL have created an extremely fine powdered form of activated carbon, which has the potential to treat micropollutants more efficiently. New tests showed it speeds up micropollutant removal rates by a factor of five on average; in one case it was 65 times faster than normal. Powdered activated carbon is used…

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