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Electric car sales accelerate worldwide but stall in Switzerland

A Tesla Model Y is inspected on the production line at the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on December 16, 2024.

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Sales of electric cars in Europe and Switzerland have fallen after years of growth. But there is good news for those wanting to buy an electric vehicle this year: prices are expected to sink.

Interior cabin view of the modern Dassault Falcon 2000S business jet at the Paris Air Show.

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As private jet flights soar in Switzerland, so do their CO2 emissions

This content was published on Feb 5, 2025 Private jet flights and their emissions have soared in recent years, and Switzerland is one of the top destinations for the heavy-polluting planes.

Swiss diplomacy

How Switzerland and Europe use AI tech for migration control

This content was published on Feb 4, 2025 Drones, surveillance towers and mobile phone data extraction: the full extent of these developments has been revealed in an international investigation.

Swiss AI

China-US rivalry over artificial intelligence: what role for Switzerland?

This content was published on Feb 2, 2025 AI expert Bhaskar Chakravorti analyses the growing rivalry between the US and China on AI and Switzerland's possible role.

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Switzerland’s new 2035 climate goals disappoint

This content was published on Jan 31, 2025 The Swiss government has set new 2035 greenhouse gas emissions targets as part of its commitment to combat climate change. But environmental groups are unimpressed.

China's DeepSeek R1 model has set new standards on efficiency

Swiss AI

Switzerland caught in middle of US-China race for AI dominance

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 The US is threatening to choke the supply of AI chips to Switzerland just as Chinese DeepSeek model boosts innovation.

A surfer in Biarritz, France, December 2015. The AMOC is the current that is largely responsible for the warm climate in Europe.

Research frontiers

How a Swiss-US study challenges what we know about the Gulf Stream system

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents vital to regulating the European climate, has not shown any sign of decline in the last 60 years, a new study shows.

Federal Council wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2035

Climate solutions

Switzerland targets 65% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035

This content was published on Jan 29, 2025 Switzerland has set an ambitious goal to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% by 2035, compared to 1990 levels.

Climate solutions

Discovering ancient microorganisms inside Swiss glaciers

This content was published on Jan 29, 2025 Follow a team of scientists on the Rhône glacier as they hunt for new – and potentially beneficial – microorganisms which are increasingly being released from the melting ice.

Increase in heat deaths will outweigh decrease in cold deaths

Climate solutions

Increase in heat deaths set to outweigh decrease in cold deaths

This content was published on Jan 28, 2025 The growing number of heat-related deaths due to climate change will significantly exceed the decline in the number of cold-related deaths in Europe, according to a study.

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