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Swiss lose ground over global warming

This content was published on Feb 1, 2012 The groups say the move shows the obvious failure of the official environmental policy as Switzerland is not even able to compensate half of its carbon dioxide (CO2) output with domestic measures. Karine Siegwart of the Federal Environment Office confirmed that Switzerland had lost its leading role as an eco-friendly country. “Until 20 years ago…

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Switzerland braces for Siberian cold front

This content was published on Feb 1, 2012 Sweeping south from Siberia, the cold air mass has caused at least 58 deaths this week in central Europe, including dozens who were homeless. It is expected to peak in Switzerland on Friday or Saturday with temperatures of around -8 to -11 during the day, according to Thomas Bucheli from the public television weather programme, SF Meteo.…

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Swiss based multinational defends its global water bottling practices

This content was published on Jan 26, 2012

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One third of Swiss species under threat

This content was published on Jan 26, 2012 Compiled by the Federal Environment Office, the 27 Red Lists of groups of organisms also revealed that many species have seen their spatial distribution and numbers decline in recent decades. In all, some 36 per cent of species examined are under threat, with three per cent of those discovered to be extinct in Switzerland. A…

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Swiss take long, hard look at green policies

This content was published on Jan 25, 2012 Swiss green policy is now intrinsically intertwined with international and European Union policy. But this poses a problem since multilateral attempts at coordinated global action are falling short, according to a report by the Federal Environment Office. It is “virtually impossible today” to formulate an independent environmental policy, it states. As such, “Switzerland, at the…

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Swiss take new steps to meet Kyoto goals

This content was published on Jan 17, 2012 The Swiss industry-run foundation signed an agreement on Tuesday to buy the certificates from funds accumulated from the voluntary supplement of 1.5 cents per litre of fuel paid by oil importers. They accepted this so-called climate cent – which is to be increased to five cents in the long term – in order to prevent…

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“Father of the Himalayas” makes last trip

This content was published on Jan 14, 2012 Along with Jacques Piccard and Nicolas Bouvier, Gansser was part of a group of Swiss adventurers and travellers of the 20th century who helped put Switzerland on the world map – and put the world on Switzerland’s map. He was also a professor and photographer who brought passion to every aspect of his rich and…

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Winter guests

This content was published on Jan 7, 2012 Every year, hundreds of thousands of water fowl spend the winter in Switzerland. For the past 60 years, volunteers have counted them, with results that show how important Swiss waterways are as a refuge for these birds.

Storm causes transport chaos

This content was published on Jan 6, 2012 Railway lines in some mountain areas were blocked and flights in and out of the main airport in Zurich were disrupted. The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) reported on Friday morning that certain railway lines, including the stretch between Göschenen and Andermatt, were still blocked. Several sections of the Jungfrau railway were also closed. Swiss Federal…

Switzerland attracts fewer birds this winter

This content was published on Jan 5, 2012 Geese and gulls, which normally spend the coldest months at lakes in central Switzerland, are staying put in the North, spokesman Michael Schaad told the Swiss News Agency. “If the weather conditions are favourable the birds conserve the energy they would expend on the journey and stay on in the North,” he said, adding “if…

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