Should the Swiss economy be forced to respect the limits of nature?
2025-01-28
On February 9, the Swiss will vote on the "environmental responsibility" initiative. The text requires the economy to respect the planet’s limits. 🌱🌎
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Discovering what has been living in the Swiss glaciers all these years
2025-01-14
Melting glaciers caused by global warming release largely unknown bacteria and viruses into the environment. These microorganisms could help us tackle some major global problems, from plastic pollution to antibiotic resistance. A research team from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) is looking for them for the first time in Swiss glaciers.
We accompanied the team at work on the Rhône glacier, to see how meltwater is filtered with a device they specifically developed for this environment. Later, we visited their laboratory near Zurich to find out what happened with the material they collected on the glacier.
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Switzerland adopts further EU sanctions against Russia
2024-12-23
The EU, and now Switzerland, adopted these latest measures in response to Russia’s ongoing military aggression against Ukraine.
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Swiss banks failing environment, says WWF
2024-11-19
No Swiss bank in phase with environmental objectives
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Popularity of sustainable investment waning in Switzerland
2024-11-10
While demand for sustainable investments increased in Switzerland between 2018 and 2023, the inflow of money fell last year.
Keystone / Gaetan Bally
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Swiss beekeepers report below-average honey harvest
2024-11-04
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Swiss scientists to use AI for improved weather and climate forecasts
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Nov 4, 2024
MeteoSwiss and the Swiss Data Science Center have signed a four-year agreement to make greater use of AI in meteorology and climatology going forward.
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Swiss property prices continue to rise
Experts pessimistic about the Swiss economic outlook
2024-10-30
The outlook for the Swiss economy is better than a month ago but still in negative territory.
Keystone-SDA / Jean-Christophe Bott
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Swiss federal prosecutor receives Credit Suisse papers on Mozambique scandal
2024-10-30
The Mozambique scandal concerns loans to Mozambique arranged by Credit Suisse a decade ago, which were taken out without the knowledge of the local parliament and the International Monetary Fund.
Keystone / Georgios Kefalas
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