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Swiss canton offers a reward to residents who give up their cars

Campaign with rewards for giving up cars has started in Basel-Stadt

This content was published on Sep 22, 2025 From Monday, anyone who gives up their car can apply for a reward from the canton of Basel-City.

Holcim also manufactures in Switzerland – here is the factory in Siggental, Canton of Aargau.

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Green promises: the two faces of the Swiss cement giant Holcim

This content was published on Sep 22, 2025 On the very day Holcim is fighting against a climate lawsuit in a court in Zug, the Swiss cement company is promoting its Net Zero plans at a congress just a few kilometres down the road.

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse sets new summer holiday record

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse sets summer traffic records

This content was published on Sep 15, 2025 More than 2.4 million passengers used Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse during the summer holiday period.

Ibu Asmania (left) and Arif Pujianto, residents of Pulau Pari in Indonesia, are asking Swiss cement producer Holcim to reduce its CO2 emissions.

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Indonesians vs Swiss company Holcim: ‘We want to save our island’

This content was published on Sep 2, 2025 Inhabitants of Indonesia's Pulau Pari island accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence.

Myclimate cuts around ten per cent of jobs

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Swiss carbon offset foundation to cut 10% of staff

This content was published on Aug 26, 2025 Myclimate will cut around 10% of its jobs by the end of the year. At the end of 2024, almost 200 employees were working for the foundation.

5 megatonnes of emissions from 2050 despite net zero

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Switzerland could produce up to 5Mt of emissions annually by 2050

This content was published on Aug 16, 2025 Two to five megatonnes of CO2 equivalents per year: this is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that Switzerland is still expected to produce annually in 2050, a new study shows.

Owing to a spike in ozone pollution, public transport will be free throughout the canton, on Wednesday,

Climate adaptation

Geneva offers free public transport due to ozone spike

This content was published on Aug 13, 2025 Public transport will be free in canton Geneva on Wednesday due to a spike in ozone pollution - a Swiss first.

0.5 per cent less CO2 for companies with a net zero target

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Net zero firms emit 0.5% less CO2, study finds

This content was published on Jul 26, 2025 Companies with an externally validated net-zero target emit less CO2 than those without a climate target. This is the conclusion of a new analysis by the US financial services provider MSCI.

Swiss AI

Silent power guzzlers: Switzerland’s booming data centres

This content was published on Jul 25, 2025 Data centres are popping up across Switzerland, driven in part by demand for AI. They come at a cost: by 2030, the centres could consume 15% of the country’s electricity.

A nuclear power plant in Switzerland shown between dark clouds and bright rapeseed fields.

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Risks remain as Switzerland weighs return to nuclear power

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Switzerland reconsiders nuclear power amid climate goals, but experts warn of hidden risks that show the complexities of clean energy today.

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