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How the water battery works

Alain Sauthier - Directeur de Nant de Drance SA

This content was published on Sep 3, 2021 The amount of electricity that can be stored via a new pumped-storage power plant in canton Valais could charge over 400,000 electric car batteries.

Swiss army targets carbon neutrality

This content was published on Aug 31, 2021 The Swiss army plans to emit 40% less CO2, lean more heavily on renewable energy sources and do more to protect nature by 2050.

How much of a problem is single-use plastic?

In the EU, many everyday single-use plastic items are banned. Should the Swiss adopt a similar law?

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Big Swiss companies obliged to report on climate risks from 2024

This content was published on Aug 18, 2021 The rules will apply to public and private companies with over 500 employees, over CHF20 million ($21.9 million) or CHF40 million in annual turnover, the government said on Wednesday. Two main areas will have to be reported: first, a company’s financial or investment risks linked to climate change, and second, the impact that the firm’s…

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UN climate report paints bleak picture for decades ahead

This content was published on Aug 9, 2021 Switzerland runs the risk of experiencing more heat waves, heavy rains, and droughts, said Sonia Seneviratne from the Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich. “Affecting agriculture and ecosystems, these [extreme weather events] will increase in frequency and intensity in the western part of Central Europe, and thus in Switzerland, as global warming continues,” said Seneviratne…

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‘We are at the start of a new climate regime’

This content was published on Aug 9, 2021 Climate scientist Sonia Seneviratne says solutions to the climate crisis exist if we’re prepared to change our habits.

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Swiss and US stress need for ‘ambitious’ climate measures

This content was published on Aug 6, 2021 The countries have called for a rapid phase-out of coal energy and ambitious efforts by the G20 countries to reduce climate-damaging emissions.

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Swiss think it’s vital that other people reduce CO2 emissions

This content was published on Aug 3, 2021 A majority of Swiss believe it’s important to avoid emissions in their everyday lives, although fewer are likely to back up their views with action.

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Climate activists stage sit-in protest in Zurich’s financial heart

This content was published on Aug 2, 2021 Around 200 climate activists blocked the entrances to UBS and Credit Suisse HQs, protesting their investments in fossil fuel projects.

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Switzerland and Iceland join forces to ‘capture’ CO2

This content was published on Aug 2, 2021 The Swiss government hopes to meet part of its climate goals by burying CO2 in Iceland,

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