Cluster: Science

Swiss hail Security Council stance on climate

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007 The Swiss ambassador to the UN in New York, Peter Maurer, welcomed the move and called on the council to take into account the needs of the environment when taking future decisions. “This is a groundbreaking day in the history of the Security Council, the first time ever that we will debate climate change as…

Climate solutions

Worst-case scenarios are good for the climate

This content was published on Apr 11, 2007 The comments from the two experts at Zurich University come as the second IPCC report on climate change, published on April 6, details the impact global warming will have on human populations. The rapid melting of Switzerland’s glaciers over the past few years has been a powerful – and very visual – symbol of global…

Climate solutions

Bern’s bears set to get a new home

This content was published on Mar 31, 2007 For years animal rights campaigners and visitors have been complaining about the small pits in which the bears are currently housed. The city now wants to move them to a specially made bear park. Earlier this week the Bern cantonal parliament approved a credit of SFr2.75 million ($2.25 million) for the SFr9.7 million project. The…

Climate solutions

Greenhouse gas makes its presence felt

This content was published on Mar 28, 2007 Thanks to new technology, they have been able to track the spread of the compounds as far away as Australia. The Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps. At about 3,500 metres above sea level you would expect the air to be fresh and clean. But a measurement station perched on the ridge shows that the air…

Climate solutions

NGOs demand treaty to ensure right to water

This content was published on Mar 22, 2007 Alliance Sud, a group of six leading Swiss development organisations, issued the demand at a public forum ahead of Thursday’s United Nations World Water Day. The forum in Bern “Access to water – a human right” brought together development and human rights experts as well as people from the business world. “We are convinced that…

Climate solutions

Oldest Basel inhabitant is pure weevil

This content was published on Mar 7, 2007 The two-millimetre-long Raymondionymus marqueti weevil is believed to have colonised the area before any of the recorded ice ages. According to Basel University beetle specialist Andreas Kaupp, the discovery is nothing less than “sensational”. It is the first time this insect has been seen in central Europe. A similar discovery was made in the Geneva…

Climate solutions

Swiss aim to boost beaver count

This content was published on Mar 5, 2007 A new campaign aims to build up the network of natural rivers and streams, which it says will benefit not only the dam-building rodents but also many other species. Pro Natura said in Bern on Monday that its aim of laying down a “red carpet” for beavers of natural waterways between the Rhine and Rhone…

Climate solutions

Polar study launched amid global warming

This content was published on Mar 1, 2007 During the year, backed by the United Nations, about 50,000 people will be involved in more than 200 projects. The 228 projects include a study into marine life in the Antarctic, mapping how winds carry pollutants to the Arctic, and examining the health of people, polar bears and penguins. Martin Lüthi, a glaciologist at the…

Climate solutions

Greens attack four-wheel drives

This content was published on Feb 12, 2007 They say that these cars and some motorbikes emit too much pollution, in particular carbon dioxide and health-threatening fine particles, and should be taken off the road. The aim is to put pressure on car and motorbike constructors. Green politician Sylvia Leuenberger said in Bern on Monday that the initiative wanted to fight global warming…

Climate solutions

UN panel issues tough climate change verdict

This content was published on Feb 1, 2007 Over 500 scientists and government officials in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including a Swiss delegation, met in Paris to review the report, which came out on Friday. The much-awaited document adds to growing calls for action to tackle global warming and could influence government and business policy worldwide. It is the first…

Cluster: Science

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Cluster: Science

More

Swiss hail Security Council stance on climate

More

Worst-case scenarios are good for the climate

More

Bern’s bears set to get a new home

More

Greenhouse gas makes its presence felt

More

NGOs demand treaty to ensure right to water

More

Oldest Basel inhabitant is pure weevil

More

Swiss aim to boost beaver count

More

Polar study launched amid global warming

More

Greens attack four-wheel drives

More

UN panel issues tough climate change verdict

Popular Stories

Most Discussed