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Team behind solar plane identifies 1,000 eco-solutions

This content was published on Apr 13, 2021 The Solar Impulse Foundation has identified 1,000 “clean and profitable” solutions to address sustainability while enabling economic growth.

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Switzerland doubles stock of natural uranium kept abroad

This content was published on Apr 6, 2021 The quantity of natural uranium that Switzerland stocks abroad passed the one-million-kilogram mark in 2020.

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Earth Hour: Swiss monuments urged to switch off lights

This content was published on Mar 25, 2021 Cities and individuals around the world are being called upon to turn off their lights on Saturday to draw attention to the climate emergency.

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Chipping away at Switzerland’s forests

This content was published on Mar 22, 2021 Is Switzerland wise in its approach to meet its carbon zero target by, in part, increasing its reliance on burning wood?

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Climate activists protest across Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 19, 2021 Police cleared climate activists demonstrating in Bern and Zurich on Friday.

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Study finds link between climate change and river flow worldwide

This content was published on Mar 13, 2021 An international team led by ETH Zurich found evidence that changes in river flow in the last 40 years are the result of climate change.

More radioactive waste, but fewer CO2 emissions: is nuclear power a good option?

From the article How a Swiss start-up wants to reinvent nuclear energy

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Crazy winter weather defies logic in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 28, 2021 In general, temperatures were two degrees Celsius higher than the average measured between 1961 and 1990, the Swiss meteorological office reported at the official end of winter on Sunday. In some parts of Switzerland, temperatures fluctuated by more than 30 degrees in the space of a week as cold snaps were followed by warm spells.…

A photo of the aurora australis near the South Pole Atmospheric Research Observatory in Antarctica in 2018.

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Decline in ozone-harming CFCs resumes after scientists raise alarm

This content was published on Feb 13, 2021 New studies suggest that China has successfully cut production of ozone-harming chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals.

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Climate finance: what about international solidarity?

This content was published on Feb 12, 2021 Switzerland and other industrialised countries are not doing enough to help poorer states cope with the climate crisis.

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