3 min read Last Updated : Oct 02 2024 | 1:04 PM IST As glaciers in the Alps melt at an alarming rate, Italy and Switzerland are compelled to redraw portions of their shared border near the iconic Matterhorn Peak. This dramatic change serves as another reminder of how rapidly climate change is reshaping...
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Italy and Switzerland have agreed to shift their shared border in the Alps. Here’s why
Part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is set to be redrawn as the glaciers that mark the boundary melt, in yet another sign of how much humans are changing the world by burning planet-heating fossil fuels.. The two countries have agreed to change the border under the iconic Matterhorn Peak, one of the...
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New Swiss nuclear dawn seen decades away at best – Times of India
GENEVA/ZURICH: Bringing new nuclear power stations online in Switzerland could take decades due to myriad political and financial hurdles, energy experts and politicians said, after the government announced plans to lift a ban on building new plants. The Federal Council on Wednesday reversed a 2017 decision to exit nuclear power, in order to meet climate...
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Parliamentary approval process for TEPA to be initiated immediately: Swiss govt
A mega trade deal between New Delhi and the four-nation European bloc EFTA will not only open up broad market access for Swiss businesses in India but is set to improve the legal framework and predictability for them, the Swiss government said on Sunday. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway...