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The largest Swiss dam – and the riskiest

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 The electrical group Axpo inaugurated the largest pumped storage system in Switzerland on Friday in canton Glarus.

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Study pushes Swiss post-nuclear power potential

This content was published on Sep 8, 2016 Wind farms and solar installations already produce almost 50% of the energy that Switzerland gets from nuclear power plants, a new study finds.

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Study questions sense of shooting wolves

This content was published on Sep 7, 2016 Killing wolves doesn’t necessarily save sheep, but rather the opposite, according to an international study.

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No more toxic waste at Bonfol

This content was published on Sep 2, 2016 The last remnants from one of Switzerland’s major toxic waste landfills – Bonfol in canton Jura – have left the site.

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The ‘ambitious but realistic’ aims of Swiss climate policy

This content was published on Sep 1, 2016 To reach its target, the government has launched the consultation period for three climate projects.

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Two more mountain deaths add to deadly week

This content was published on Sep 1, 2016 The 29-year-old man and 28-year-old woman, who lived in Valais, had left the Baltschiederklause hut early on Saturday morning attempting to climb the 3,934-metre (12,906ft) Bietschhorn and then descend via the Bietschhorn hut, according to Valais police. They were reported missing on Monday and their corpses were found on Wednesday. In a separate accident on…

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Swiss CO2 offset system vulnerable to fraud

This content was published on Aug 23, 2016 Since Switzerland’s CO2 lawExternal link was enacted in 2013, fuel importers must compensate for part of their CO2 output by financing projects aimed at reducing emissions. Ten private audit offices are responsible for auditing these projects before they get the green light from the environment ministry, which gives companies a certificate worth CHF100 ($104) for each tonne of CO2 reduced. However, the…

In Sion, average temperatures are one degree Celsius higher than two decades ago

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When a tree is worth more than air conditioning

This content was published on Aug 22, 2016 In Sion, the Swiss city where temperatures have risen the most in recent years, an anti-heat plan has begun transforming how people live.

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Government approves new forestry law

This content was published on Aug 17, 2016 The federal government will spend CHF10 million ($10.3 million) more per year on making Switzerland’s forests more robust and able to withstand a changing climate. This will be done by fighting non-native pests such as the Asian longhorn beetle, whose numbers have recently increased according to the government. The new law allows for taking measures…

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The largest Swiss dam – and the riskiest

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No more toxic waste at Bonfol

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Two more mountain deaths add to deadly week

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Swiss CO2 offset system vulnerable to fraud

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When a tree is worth more than air conditioning

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Government approves new forestry law

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