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Study: at least half of world’s glaciers to disappear by 2100

View of the Rhone Glacier, near Goms, in Switzerland. Parts of the glacier are covered by sheets to protect them from melting.

This content was published on Dec 15, 2025 Up to 4,000 glaciers a year could disappear as a result of climate change, warn Swiss researchers in a new study published on Monday.

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‘Snow Compass’ guides Swiss resorts through declining snowfall

This content was published on Dec 15, 2025 As the Swiss Alps warm, resorts are being pushed to rethink their strategies and those at lower altitudes must look for alternatives to skiing. A new scientific online tool may offer solutions.

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‘We cannot rely only on judges to drive the ecological transition’

This content was published on Dec 12, 2025 More people are turning to courts to push states and companies to do more for the climate. What’s been the result? We asked one of the world’s leading experts.

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Living within planetary limits: Zurich’s 2,000-watt experiment

This content was published on Dec 1, 2025 Zurich is home to a unique housing cooperative meant to model sustainable living. A decade on, some residents have found changing their habits to be more challenging than expected.

Switzerland joined other countries at COP30 in calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels. But before leaving Belém, Swiss Environment Minister Albert Rösti made clear that the current geopolitical context complicated matters.

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What the US pullback means for Switzerland’s climate priorities

This content was published on Nov 28, 2025 For Switzerland, the absence of the United States has strengthened its stance on climate finance but limited progress toward phasing out fossil fuels.

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Four Indonesian islanders take on Swiss cement giant Holcim

This content was published on Nov 26, 2025 A report from Pulau Pari, Indonesia, where four residents have vowed to fight a major Swiss company in one of the world's most polluting industries.

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COP30 analysis: too little, but still worthwhile

This content was published on Nov 24, 2025 Climate protection was not decisively strengthened, but the fragile COP30 deal still has certain value, says Swiss public radio, SRF, reporter Christian von Burg.

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COP30: Switzerland reinvigorates its climate offsetting plan

This content was published on Nov 22, 2025 At COP30, Switzerland announced the creation of an alliance of countries supporting a carbon offset scheme it pioneered.

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How a global plan to preserve forests launched a carbon offset debate

This content was published on Nov 22, 2025 The journey of a UN-backed scheme to prevent deforestation through carbon offsets exposes the challenges of influencing climate-related practices from afar.

Aerial images of the community of Shintuya on the banks of the Alto Madre de Dios River. Shintuya, located in the Manu province and district of the Madre de Dios region, is the oldest native community that is part of the Amarakaeri Indigenous Reserve. It was founded on September 29, 1950, and is the first community of the Harakbut people.

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Drug trade and land grabs threaten Amazon communities on climate front lines

This content was published on Nov 22, 2025 Drug trafficking, violence and weak state support overshadow Peru’s Amarakaeri reserve, where Indigenous communities are struggling to protect forests.

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