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Sponge could clean up future oil spills

This content was published on Apr 19, 2015 A Swiss-developed sponge that one day could take on oil spills like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster of five years ago has taken a step closer to industrial use. The Deepwater Horizon spill deposited an estimated 16-20 million gallons of oil on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, including what scientists have called a…

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Using drones to hunt for the oceans’ plastic pollution

This content was published on Apr 14, 2015 “It’s terrible, just terrible,” says Marco Simeoni, the president of the Race for Water Foundation, as he presents a vial full of micro-plastics. “This kind of pollution is probably one of our biggest environmental challenges. We’re talking about water, about fish and birds, about some of the most precious resources we have – and the…

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Who should pay to maintain Swiss woods?

This content was published on Apr 14, 2015 But forest management is costing owners more than they can earn from their woodlands and the Swiss forest owners association is campaigning for compensation from the government. The Kyoto climate agreement allows Switzerland and other industrial countries to include the CO2 effects of management of forests in their national greenhouse gas inventories. The carbon credits…

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Converting an old home into an energy showcase

This content was published on Apr 10, 2015 Two of the main pillars of Switzerland’s complex strategyExternal link aimed at transforming the country’s energy system by 2050 are lower electricity consumption and replacing nuclear power with renewable sources of energy. That, at least, is the theory. In practice, power and construction companies are set to struggle with the implementation of the government’s ambitious…

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The store with the old bread

This content was published on Mar 29, 2015

How will energy trading respond to climate change targets?

This content was published on Mar 29, 2015 Switzerland became the first country last month to announce how it would contribute to a global climate treaty that the United Nations hopes to clinch next December in Paris. It set targets of 50% reductions in carbon dioxide and other warming gases from 1990 levels by 2030, with 30% coming from within the country and…

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Wolves to be shot if they threaten livestock

This content was published on Mar 12, 2015 The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the Senate’s measure on Thursday, sending the legislation to the cabinet to define just what constitutes a threat to livestock and to amend the hunting law accordingly. Wolves are protected in Switzerland under the Bern Convention, an international treaty for conserving wildlife. Until now, wolves could only be shot…

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Urgent action needed to halt biodiversity loss

This content was published on Mar 4, 2015 Swiss environmental groups seized on the publication of the Europe-wide report to highlight Switzerland’s inadequacies in the area of biodiversity conservation. The Federal Office for the Environment said Switzerland could be proud of its commitment to the environment in certain areas but was aware of its weaknesses. It added that urgent action was necessary to…

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Swiss to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

This content was published on Feb 27, 2015 Switzerland is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 in relation to 1990 levels, the environment ministry has announced. At least 30% must be achieved domestically, but the rest will be carried out abroad.

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Green energy push in new home regulations

This content was published on Feb 19, 2015

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