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Reducing Switzerland’s carbon footprint by 2050

This content was published on Aug 11, 2016 It is a fact that the consumption of natural resources worldwide has been exceeding the Earth’s capacity to regenerate itself since the 1970s. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that by 2050 the global ecological footprint will triple if the economy of industrialised countries continues to grow at the same pace while developing countries…

Clouds gather for Swiss hoteliers

This content was published on Aug 10, 2016 The Swiss Hotel Association is seeing red. Overnight stays by foreign guests have dropped by 2.5%.

A huge battery made of air

This content was published on Aug 10, 2016 The hope is that the system will give a boost to renewable energy, as well as reaffirm Switzerland’s role as Europe’s “battery”. Sun and wind energy have an irregular output. Often, lots of electricity is produced during times of low demand. So how can this situation be exploited? This is one of the main challenges…

Swiss scientists to analyse returned satellite

This content was published on Aug 9, 2016 There, the satellite, which was launched into orbit on the Space Shuttle Atlantis on August 2, 1992, will be x-rayed by EMPA scientists. They are interested in discovering the effects of space travel – including cosmic rays, extreme temperatures, and vibrations – on Eureca’s component parts. Antonia Neels, head of EMPA’s Center for X-Ray Analytics,…

Nearly one in five Swiss reports driving drunk

This content was published on Aug 9, 2016 This statistic puts Switzerland in third place in Europe when it comes to driving under the influence, behind France (22%) and Belgium (18%). The unique investigation of drivers in 17 European countries, led by ESRA (European Survey of Road Users’ Safety Attitudes), revealed some key differences. At the bottom of the list for drunk driving,…

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Should Switzerland have a parliament for young people?

This content was published on Aug 8, 2016 In Switzerland there are 66 youth parliaments at the local and cantonal level. Although in many cases they are organised differently, they have a common denominator: engagement by young people for young people on political themes and for causes that are of concern to the young. At the national level, a comparable institutionalised form of…

More Swiss deciding to take a hike

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016 While only 25% of the Swiss population hiked regularly in 2000, today the figure is 44%, according to a study flagged up by the newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag on Sunday – which cited the umbrella organisation for Swiss hiking groupsExternal link. The increase is particularly noticeable among families and couples aged 30-45. Hikers hit the…

Direct democracy as safeguard against extremism

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016 “Our society is not split in two camps like in many other countries. This is thanks to federalism and to our direct democracy in particular,” Berset told the SonntagsBlick newspaper. He says Swiss citizens know the rules of public debates and when they end. It also helps that votes take place several times during the…

Will Swiss voters increase retirement payments?

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016 Supporters of the initiative, including the Trade Union Federation (which introduced it) and leftwing political parties, see it as a solution in the fight against the ‘pension massacre’. Opponents from employers’ organisations and the rightwing and centrist parties call it “a foolish campaign with devastating consequences”. The initiative calls for a 10% increase in state…

When being away from home is still home

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016

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