Emissions reduction

Most of world’s largest fashion firms off course to meet climate targets

Only 7 per cent of fashion companies are on a climate course

This content was published on Mar 14, 2026 Two Swiss companies, On and Mammut, received middling to poor grades in the Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard 2025 by NGO Stand.earth.

Climate solutions

Science podcast: Switzerland’s stubborn food waste problem

This content was published on Mar 13, 2026 Discover how household habits influence Swiss food waste and the steps needed to tackle this issue effectively.

An Iranian man looks on as smoke rises from Shahran Oil Refinery following an airstrike in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026.

Foreign Affairs

Iran shocks could spur a shift to clean energy – but also to coal

This content was published on Mar 12, 2026 Environmentalists say the war’s effects on oil and gas prices are an argument for countries to get off fossil fuels. But the reality is likely to be messier.

information material on the climate fund initiative displayed on a cabinet

Swiss Politics

Climate is a concern in Switzerland but no longer a priority

This content was published on Mar 8, 2026 Climate change is one of the main concerns of the Swiss population. However, most citizens don’t want to invest more money in the ecological transition. Why?

Confederation criticised for supporting gas plants abroad

Emissions reduction

NGOs accuse Switzerland of backing gas plants abroad

This content was published on Feb 25, 2026 Around 20 NGOs have accused Switzerland of backing ten gas‑fired power plant projects abroad.

Climate adaptation

Climate concerns cast doubt over the future of Winter Olympics

This content was published on Feb 16, 2026 As Olympic competition intensifies at Milano–Cortina, global warming is casting a long shadow over the future of the Winter Games.

A Swiss homeowner stands beneath rooftop solar panels installed on a residential house in Switzerland.

Climate solutions

I went solar in Switzerland – I now know why many people don’t

This content was published on Feb 11, 2026 Swissinfo journalist Kristian Foss Brandt shares his experience with rooftop solar, which showed him what’s preventing other people from embracing the technology.

The Trump administration backs gas-powered vehicles and has ended tax credits aimed at promoting electric vehicles.

Emissions reduction

Five ways Trump’s climate rollback could affect the world

This content was published on Feb 4, 2026 The US has once again retreated from global climate cooperation under President Donald Trump. Here are the key consequences and what they mean for countries like Switzerland.

A climate protest in Geneva on November 15, 2025.

Emissions reduction

Swiss NGO urges Bern to raise its climate ambition as US walks away from accords

This content was published on Feb 4, 2026 Delia Berner from Alliance Sud says Washington’s exit from climate treaties deals a “bitter blow” to climate justice and makes Switzerland’s climate‑finance delays “irresponsible”.

Illustration of an airplane with a Swiss cross emitting CO₂ above a person standing on solar panels, symbolising the climate impact of air travel and the tension between aviation and clean energy.

Climate adaptation

Frequent flying wipes out Zurich residents’ green gains at home

This content was published on Jan 21, 2026 Zurich residents fly over 10,000 km a year on average. Those flights cause more climate pollution per person than all the heating systems, cars, buses and energy used in the city combined.

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