Priscilla Imboden

On April 9, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) condemned Switzerland, stating that it is not doing enough to combat climate change. The Strasbourg judges found that Switzerland is violating the human rights of the plaintiffs, the so-called “climate seniors”, affecting their right to private and family life as well as their right to […]

Switzerland is to become climate neutral. This was decided by the Swiss people in a referendum last Sunday with a majority of 59 percent of the vote, approving the new climate protection law. The project was made possible because the government has made a change in strategy: instead of making CO2 emissions unattractive by means […]