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Swiss issue key climate report

This content was published on Mar 14, 2007 The report released on Wednesday by the Advisory Body on Climate Change (OcCC) details the effects rising temperatures will have on ecology, agriculture, health, tourism, water supply and infrastructure in Switzerland by 2050. OcCC president Kathy Riklin told journalists that the consequences were manageable, but a series of adaptations had to be made. “What’s new…

Swimming robot reveals evolutionary clues

This content was published on Mar 14, 2007 Inspired by a salamander, the robot is controlled by a system that imitates the amphibian’s spinal cord, enabling it to alternate between swimming and walking. Salamandra robotica, as the robot is called, has already been swimming in Lake Geneva and crawling along the lakeshore. The robot does not look much like a salamander – it…

Panel to calculate climate change impact

This content was published on Mar 13, 2007 The Advisory Body on Climate Change (OcCC) is expected to detail the effects rising temperatures will have on ecology, agriculture, health, tourism, water supply and infrastructure by 2050. The panel experts will base their findings on the climate scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Last month, the IPCC released the first volume…

Chinese cars gun for European market

This content was published on Mar 13, 2007 Brilliance, based in Shenyang, is looking to use the annual event as a springboard for cracking the Swiss and European markets. But are motorists ready to buy a Chinese car? One man who has no doubts is Hans-Ulrich Sachs, chairman and managing director of HSO Motors Europe, which is responsible for setting up a distribution…

Brains take a week off to show their research

This content was published on Mar 13, 2007 swissinfo caught up with Stephanie Clarke, president of the Swiss Society for Neuroscience, to discuss just how important it is for scientists to communicate their findings. Brain Week has taken place for the past ten years in Europe, organised by the European Dana Alliance for the Brain. The association’s goal is to help the public…

Profit falls at Swisscom

This content was published on Mar 13, 2007 Profit fell to SFr1.59 billion ($1.30 billion) while sales were down about one per cent to SFr9.59 billion, the company said on Tuesday. “IT [information technology] outsourcing projects, as well as a reduction in mobile termination charges had a negative effect on income,” Swisscom said in a statement. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation…

New proposal aims to slash CO2 gases

This content was published on Mar 12, 2007 Supporters said they wanted to prevent the construction of new gas power plants by promoting better energy efficiency and the use of more renewable energy resources. By 2020, carbon dioxide emissions must be cut to levels which are 30 per cent below those in 1990, according to the initiative committee. The groups, including World Wildlife…

Crans-Montana gets tougher on holiday homes

This content was published on Mar 12, 2007 The vote comes three months after canton Valais issued a one-year ban on foreigners buying holiday homes in seven local communes, which include the resort of Verbier. Citizens of the six communes that make up Crans-Montana voted on Sunday to change the law on quotas, in a bid to reduce the number of beds in…

Swisscom sidesteps foreign acquisition shackles

This content was published on Mar 12, 2007 The deal would represent the first major foreign acquisition since the Swiss government, Swisscom’s majority stakeholder, overruled its previous expansionist strategy more than a year ago. Analysts say the proposed deal represents good value for money and sound strategic sense as Fastweb, Italy’s second-largest fixed network operator and a leading provider of internet protocol (IP)…

Press says health reforms remain on cards

This content was published on Mar 12, 2007 More than 70 per cent of voters rejected the initiative. But editorialists say the result should not be seen as support for the current situation, and argue efforts are needed to cut rising costs. The prestigious Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) newspaper sums it up under the headline: “Reason instead of adventurous experiment”. It considers the…

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