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More intense weather events strain rescue teams

This content was published on Jun 27, 2021 Swiss volunteer fire brigades are finding it difficult to cope with the rise in extreme weather events in the country.

People ride bicycles on a dike at Norderney island, Germany, in front of wind turbines, June 1, 2021.

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Greenpeace slams ‘sham’ sustainable investment funds

This content was published on Jun 21, 2021 Greenpeace Switzerland has called for better policing of the sustainable investment sector.

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Swiss among last to embrace wind and solar power

This content was published on Jun 17, 2021 Switzerland is lagging behind most European countries when it comes to solar and wind power.

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Switzerland rated ‘insufficient’ for climate commitment

This content was published on Jun 15, 2021 Swiss voters' decision to reject the CO2 law makes the road to climate neutrality even longer.

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Climate activists found guilty of blocking road in western Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 11, 2021 Fifteen climate activists who blocked a main road in Neuchâtel in western Switzerland in March 2020 have been found guilty and fined.

Aircraft waiting on tarmac at Zurich Airport.

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Swiss aviation sector aims to go carbon neutral by 2050

This content was published on Jun 1, 2021 The Swiss aviation sector has pledged to slash CO2 emissions and make flying net zero by 2050.

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Switzerland expands global carbon offsetting network

This content was published on May 29, 2021 Joint statement with Thailand paves way for Swiss carbon offsetting scheme.

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Alpine species struggle to keep pace with climate crisis

This content was published on May 19, 2021 In the Alps, plants, insects, birds and trees are adapting and moving upwards but not quick enough, new research shows.

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Switzerland has overshot its 2021 resource limit, study says

This content was published on May 11, 2021 By May 11, Swiss residents had already consumed their theoretical annual “quota” of renewable natural resources.

Environmental campaigners and Credit Suisse bank in Zurich.

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Climate activists accused of blocking Credit Suisse bank in Zurich

This content was published on May 4, 2021 Eight environmental activists have been charged with blocking the entrance of a Credit Suisse bank in Zurich in 2019.

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