Emissions reduction

Switzerland climbs global climate ranking but progress is slow

In 2023, transport accounted for 43% of Switzerland's CO2 emissions (not including aviation). Between 1990 and 2023, CO2 emissions from transport fell by 7%.

This content was published on Nov 18, 2025 Switzerland has climbed seven places in an international climate ranking, but analysts say the country is still failing to cut emissions fast enough at home.

Climate summit off to a good start according to Swiss environmental ambassador

Climate adaptation

COP30 got off to ‘good start’, says Swiss climate envoy

This content was published on Nov 17, 2025 Swiss climate envoy Felix Wertli says the United Nations climate conference in Belém, Brazil, "got off to a good start".

The introduction of more efficient and climate-friendly cookers is among the projects that industrialised states finance in developing countries to offset their emissions.

Emissions reduction

Emission reductions: the countries doing the ‘dirty work’ for Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 12, 2025 Switzerland has pioneered international carbon offsetting under the terms of the Paris Agreement. But the practice has generated fresh concerns and criticism.

Climate solutions

We can still solve the climate crisis – here’s how

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Greenhouse gas emissions and temperatures continue to rise around the world. But there are solutions, say researchers in Switzerland who took part in Swissinfo's survey on the state of the climate.

COP30: Syngenta's presence in the Swiss delegation criticised

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COP30: Syngenta’s presence in Swiss delegation criticised

This content was published on Nov 7, 2025 The composition of the Swiss delegation to COP30 has come under fire in the run-up to the conference.

A conference room filled with participants during the opening session of the PRE-COP30 meeting

Swiss diplomacy

What to expect from Switzerland’s climate diplomacy at COP30

This content was published on Nov 6, 2025 Ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil, Switzerland is sending mixed signals about its engagement in climate diplomacy.

Bleached corals and fish swimming around them

Climate adaptation

Scientists sound alarm over climate ‘tipping points’ ahead of COP30

This content was published on Nov 6, 2025 With the widespread, irreversible die-off of tropical coral reefs, the Earth has reached its first climate tipping point. Scientists warn that others may soon follow, from melting ice sheets to rainforest collapse.

Switzerland more exposed to climate change than expected

This content was published on Nov 4, 2025 The climate in Switzerland is becoming hotter, drier and more unpredictable. These are the findings of new Swiss climate scenarios. Temperatures in Switzerland could rise even more than predicted.

Climate change consequences: Skiers in Engelberg on January 7, 2023. The so-called zero-degree limit, where rain turns to snow, has risen by several hundred metres since the early 20th century and is projected to climb another 550 metres by the end of the century, to around 1,450 metres in winter.

Climate adaptation

Switzerland braces for more heatwaves, droughts and violent storms

This content was published on Nov 4, 2025 Switzerland is heading for a future that is hotter, drier and more unpredictable, with less snow and heavier rainfall, according to a new climate report.

Climate solutions

Zurich launches net-zero pilot neighbourhood

This content was published on Nov 3, 2025 The Swiss city of Zurich is implementing a net-zero neighbourhood in the Binz and Alt-Wiedikon area where residents and businesses can test new climate-friendly approaches.

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