Switzerland’s government is stepping up support for forestry and agriculture, two sectors hit particularly hard by drought and extreme heat. On Wednesday the Federal Council approved CHF 17.5m for forests and CHF 54m for farms. Switzerland is enduring an exceptional drought. Never before has the…
Switzerland News
The heatwave that swept across Switzerland in late June appears to have caused a modest increase in deaths among older people. Mortality among those…
Switzerland does not need new nuclear power stations to complete the energy…
A pioneering Swiss project to install removeable solar panels between railway tracks…
Minimum wages are one of the most contentious issues in Swiss labour…
Politics
On June 30, a broad coalition of the Greens, the Socialists, the Green Liberals and several campaign groups launched a…
Tech & Innovation
Climate change is beginning to undermine one of Switzerland’s most cherished institutions: the mountain hut. The Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), which operates 153 huts across the…