Can electric vehicles deliver a just energy transition?
The growing EV sector promises to end our reliance on oil, but its benefits may not be evenly distributed worldwide.
CEMEX and Synhelion together for cement production from solar energy
For the first time, CEMEX and Synhelion have successfully linked the clinker production process with the Synhelion solar receiver,…
France announces that roofs will have to be covered with plants or solar panels
The French Parliament has passed a law requiring all new buildings in commercial zones to be partially covered by plants or solar panels.…
Switzerland focuses on hydrogen for a CO2-free industry
The Association for the Decarbonization of Industry has adopted a strategy aimed at developing holistic and rapidly implementable…
Cooler summers in the city thanks to appropriate building materials
Cities get warmer than rural areas so the Federal Housing Bureau (FOH) has published a catalog for planners and developers who construct or…
Switzerland’s innovative underground logistics project takes shape
Cargo sous terrain (CST) has reached the first milestones to develop the entire Swiss network, which is expected to be ready by 2045 in…
Hydropower in Switzerland
Hydropower is one of the world's oldest energy sources, and is capable of generating electricity efficiently and with low environmental and…
CircuBAT improves eco-balance of e-mobility
The research project CircuBAT aims to create a circular business model for the production, application and recycling of lithium-ion…
Two Swiss beech forests are UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The ancient beech forests of the valleys of Lodano, Busai and Soladino (Ticino) and Bettlachstock (Solothurn) inscribed on July 28 in the…
In Switzerland the 2025 Winter Military World Games
A thousand athletes will be active from March 23 to 30 in the regions of Engelberg-Titlis, Andermatt-Realp and the Goms Valley
Partnership agreement between BAK Economics and Impact Hub Ticino
The Basel-based research institute and the Ticino-based non-profit organization will work on the Swiss Triple Impact program in favor of…
Switzerland’s plan of measures for clean water
At its meeting on April 28, the Federal Council launched a consultation on future measures to protect the life-giving liquid forever.
Biodiversity of Switzerland’s agricultural land is surveyed
Agroscope's "ALL-EMA" programme of controls and measures focuses on the diversity of flora and fauna in the cultivated habitats of the…
Ongoing Federal Council Commitment on Commodities
Took stock of progress on competitiveness, innovation, integrity, and sustainability of practices in use daughters of 16 2018…
“Swiss city statistics 2021” and urban dynamics
In the last twenty years, three quarters of the Swiss population have chosen to live in the centers: this is explained by the latest…
Sustainable vegetables: there’s the “Horticulture” test station
An advanced federal and experimental facility dedicated to the fundamental issues of "ecological" agricultural production has opened in…