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Why TikTok’s influence worries Europe – and why Switzerland is not immune

In January, the United States almost banned TikTok altogether due to surveillance and national security concerns.

This content was published on Mar 5, 2025 Switzerland has ruled out a ban despite growing concerns over youth mental health and democracy.

Agribusiness

Are food firms’ efforts to reduce cow fart emissions a lot of hot air?

This content was published on Mar 4, 2025 To reduce their carbon footprint, food companies are betting on cow feed that produces less methane. Consumers still need some convincing.

Should cows be fed additives to reduce the climate change impact of livestock farming?

Food companies are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by getting suppliers to give their cows special methane-reducing feed.

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Mar 4, 2025

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Swiss position

Are Western countries doing enough to tackle waste trafficking?

This content was published on Feb 25, 2025 The illegal trade in waste is a crime that even countries with strict waste regulations, such as Switzerland, struggle to prosecute effectively.

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Waste trafficking causes serious health and environmental problems mainly in low-income countries. Should waste imports be banned?

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Feb 25, 2025

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A surfer in Biarritz, France, December 2015. The AMOC is the current that is largely responsible for the warm climate in Europe.

Research frontiers

How a Swiss-US study challenges what we know about the Gulf Stream system

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents vital to regulating the European climate, has not shown any sign of decline in the last 60 years, a new study shows.

Emissions reduction

Why Switzerland’s carbon footprint is bigger than you think

This content was published on Jan 23, 2025 Per capita CO2 emissions in Switzerland are lower than the world average. But the picture changes radically when you consider the emissions related to products imported from abroad.

Swiss AI

What’s the environmental cost of Switzerland’s new supercomputer?

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 The computers driving the latest advances in AI guzzle huge amounts of energy – can Switzerland find a way to power its version sustainably?

Helvetas is bringing the issue of species protection in North Macedonia to the attention of government ministries and the local population.

Swiss diplomacy

Species extinction: how Switzerland is working for global biodiversity

This content was published on Jan 11, 2025 What is Switzerland doing to preserve biodiversity in the Global South?

Climate solutions

Are we helpless in the face of climate change?

This content was published on Jan 7, 2025 Geneva 2050 Today plans to help all organisations reach their climate goals. SWI attended the meetings to learn just what this would look like.

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