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Weak targets, flawed accounting of carbon offsets undermine Switzerland’s new climate target’s credibility – Activists

Switzerland’s 2035 climate target, announced on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, fails to meet the urgency of the climate crisis, climate activists gave said. They disclosed...

COP29: Group picks holes in Switzerland’s updated climate action plan

The Swiss government on Friday, November 15, 2024, announced its updated 2021-2030 climate action plan, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), which features a topline...

Swiss inaction on climate change violated human rights, rules European Court

Switzerland is failing to meet its human rights obligations by not taking sufficient action to tackle climate change, the European Court of Human Rights...

Switzerland to join Climate Club of G7 countries

Switzerland wants to be the next new member of the Climate Club founded in 2022 by the G7 members, government spokesman André Simonazzi said...

COP27: Spain, Switzerland announce €10m to AfDB’s urban, municipal devt fund

The Swiss Confederation and Spain have announced additional financial support of €10 million to African countries and cities affected by the negative effects of...

NDCs from UK, Switzerland, Costa Rica reiterate net zero goals

In recent news about nationally determined contributions (NDCs), the UK has submitted its first NDC to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

World’s longest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland

Switzerland on Wednesday inaugurated Gotthard Base Tunnel, staging a massive celebration to honour the longest and deepest railway tunnel in the world. Leaders of...

$248m pledged to GEF climate fund for vulnerable countries

New financing for Least Developed Countries Fund sends strong signal of commitment as Paris talks get underway Eleven donors on Monday November 30, 2015 in...

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World Forests Day: Gombe plants 4m trees

Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says his administration has planted over four million trees within the past four...
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Faith and heat: Fasting in Nigeria’s rising temperatures

In Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Nigeria, the resilience of individuals fasting during extreme heat is a testament...

Benue, UNICEF seek to address rural communities’ hygiene challenges

The Benue State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has executed water, sanitation...

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World Forests Day: Gombe plants 4m trees

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