Switzerland's Failure to Protect Against Climate Change

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Switzerland, known for its snow-capped mountains, has been criticized for its lack of action in combating climate change and its role as a business hub for fossil fuels and mining.

Item 1 of 3 A cross-country skier is seen in the snow-covered landscape during sunny winter weather near Unteriberg, Switzerland January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannA cross-country skier is seen in the snow-covered landscape during sunny winter weather near Unteriberg, Switzerland January 20, 2017.

It found in favour of over 2,000 Swiss women - a third of them over 75 - who said their country's inaction in the face of rising temperatures puts them at risk of dying during heatwaves. The group of Swiss women known as KlimaSeniorinnen did not make Swiss trading central to their case, although their Greenpeace-backed campaign that lasted many years called for tougher regulation to curb transactions fueling global warming.

The financial sector, including the central bank, is already under pressure from environmental groups to curb the number of climate-damaging transactions it processes.are part of its foreign reserves, which stood at 655 billion Swiss francs at the end of 2023.

 

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