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Little Switzerland – a major climate change player

This content was published on Nov 19, 2015 Switzerland should campaign for a climate model that fixes global greenhouse gas targets for the economy and invest much more money in efficient-energy technologies, argues Kurt Lanz from the Swiss Business Federation (economiesuisse).

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COP21 Paris: Where’s the money?

This content was published on Nov 18, 2015 Raising funds for climate projects has increasingly taken centre stage in United Nations-driven climate talks, with diplomats clambering to come up with the annual goal of $100 billion before the Conference of Parties, or COP21, begins in Paris on November 30. They are only halfway there. According to estimates by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

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The hive effect

This content was published on Nov 18, 2015 One of the latest firms supported by Quadia is a French online local produce supplier delivering food produced within a 43 kilometre radius to customers.

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New network to improve climate coordination

This content was published on Nov 16, 2015 The government's new National Centre for Climate Services responds to the challenges and risks of an overheating planet.

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Sorting waste at RESAG-Recycling

This content was published on Nov 5, 2015

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‘Carbon bubble’ threatens Swiss markets

This content was published on Oct 30, 2015 The first study of its kind, carried out on behalf of the Federal Office for the Environment, revealed on Friday how the Swiss stock market currently finances the equivalent of 52.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide abroad – the entire amount of CO2 emitted by Switzerland in 2013. The study looked at 80% of the…

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Two insecticides found to harm honey bee queens

This content was published on Oct 14, 2015 Throughout the northern hemisphere beekeepers have been struggling to maintain adequate numbers of honey bee colonies for crop pollination and honey production due to dramatic increases in colony deaths each year. “Alongside introduced parasites, it is believed that agricultural chemicals may play a role in these issues,” says lead author Geoffrey Williams of the University…

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Solar plants in the countryside

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015

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How to get heat from the bottom of a lake

This content was published on Oct 7, 2015 Switzerland’s biggest lakes have a high potential for heating and cooling buildings, thus saving energy.

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Little Switzerland – a major climate change player

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COP21 Paris: Where’s the money?

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The hive effect

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New network to improve climate coordination

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Sorting waste at RESAG-Recycling

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‘Carbon bubble’ threatens Swiss markets

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Two insecticides found to harm honey bee queens

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Solar plants in the countryside

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How to get heat from the bottom of a lake

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