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News: General news
15.07.2011 | General news
CO2-tax exempt companies exceed CO2-targets also in 2010
2026
Swiss companies exempted from paying the CO2 tax have once again surrendered carbon emission credits to the federal authorities. As in previous years, the emission targets agreed with the Federal Offi ...>
29.06.2011 | General news
Carbon efficiency of new cars is increasing
2008
Preliminary data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) show that new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2010 are emitting 3.7 % less CO2 per kilometre travelled ...>
28.06.2011 | General news
Energy consumption higher than ever
2002
Swiss consumption 2010

In 2010, Switzerland’s overall energy consumption rose to the new record level of 911,550 terajoules, an increase of 4.4% over 2009. The main causes were the much colder weather, positive developments ...>
11.05.2011 | General news
Direct Air Capture of CO2 with chemicals is inefficient
1959
The American Physical Society just published the results of a two-year long study called "Direct Air Capture of CO2 with Chemicals". 13 internationally known scientists from the USA, Europe and Switze ...>
06.05.2011 | General news
Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area
1946
White Paper 2011

The European Commission adopted a roadmap of 40 concrete initiatives for the next decade to build a competitive transport system that will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fue ...>
29.04.2011 | General news
The Networker – new IHDP newsletter
1928
The newly-updated newsletter of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), called The Networker is replacing the E-zine. It will offer readers a new for ...>
29.04.2011 | General news
ESPERE: Information on the climate system
1927
...for schools and the world's citizens

ESPERE stands for Environmental Science Published for Everybody Round the Earth. It is a project funded by the European Commission with the aim to put up-to-date and accurate scientific information on ...>
27.04.2011 | General news
New Platform of the Swiss NGOs Active in Disaster Risk Reduction
1925
SDC and Swiss NGOs initiated in July 2010 a dialogue on the importance of DRR and Adaptation to Climate Change (ACC) practices and experiences. Subsequently, interested Swiss NGOs promoted the creatio ...>
27.04.2011 | General news
Launch of the mountain.TRIP website
1921
New community platform for sustainable mountain development

The goal of Mountain.TRIP is to provide stakeholders and practitioners with understandable forms of research-based information about mountain sustainability. Mountain.TRIP has started where other EU p ...>
18.04.2011 | General news
Greenhouse gas emission reductions are too slow
1781
Switzerland is not on track to reach the Kyoto target

In Switzerland, Greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 1.5 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2009. However, the emissions were still too high with regard to the Kyoto target. ...>
13.04.2011 | General news
Electricity consumption up 4% in 2010
1777
Electricity consumption in Switzerland increased by 4% in 2010 to 59.8 billion kilowatt hours (kWh). In every month of 2010, Switzerland's electricity consumption was between 1.9% and 6.8% higher than ...>
17.02.2011 | General news
COP 17 in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 9 December 2011
1730
Deadline for signing up as NGO is March 1, 2011

NGO's who are interested to participate in the next climate conference in Durban, South Africa (COP17) must register before March 1, 2011. ...>
08.02.2011 | General news
IPCC Special Report "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)"
1728
Call for governmental / scientific review of the revised draft by 1 April 2011

The second-order draft chapters and first-order draft of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) are now being made available for Government and Expert Review. ...>
08.02.2011 | General news
Survey on how to engage the social sciences and humanities community in research about Global Environmental Change
1727
Deadline for submission to IHDP International : 21 February

The International Human Dimension Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) seeks your input to expand its scope. The survey includes questions about your work and research methods, priority res ...>
03.02.2011 | General news
The Planet under Pressure World Conference - Call for parallel sessions
1725
Deadline for submission of sessions: 18 March 2011.

The Scientific Organizing Committee invites proposals for parallel sessions to the conference, which is jointly organized by the four world research programs WCRP, IGBP, IHDP, DIVERSITAS and the joint ...>
26.01.2011 | General news
Global temperatures in 2010
1628
Record or near-record year

The year 2010 is among the warmest since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850. The exact ranking depends on the data sources considered. However, the WMO, the Met Office (UK) and NASA ...>
25.01.2011 | General news
Workshop Knowledge, Learning and Societal Change (KLSC/IHDP) - the Swiss Contribution
1620
25 February 2011 , 9:15 - 16:30 in Bern

The KLSC project aims to better understand and explain the interplay between actions, knowledge and learning so that steps can be taken to enable adaptation to changing conditions and help societies m ...>
19.01.2011 | General news
Weather Extremes in a Changing Climate: Hindsight on Foresight
1600
A Snapshop of some Extreme Events over the Past Decade

The observed climate anomalies and the devastating weather events recorded in 2010 have further triggered the interest of the general public, governments, and media in knowing if we are likely to see ...>

2010

20.12.2010 | General news
Consistent Treatment of Uncertainties in the IPCC
1574
Guidance Notes for Lead Authors

Within the scope of the IPCC work program, a paper has been elaborated that provides guidance to the Lead Authors of the IPCC Assessment Reports on key aspects of their work. In particular, the guidan ...>
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News: General news
15.07.2011 | General news
CO2-tax exempt companies exceed CO2-targets also in 2010
2026
Swiss companies exempted from paying the CO2 tax have once again surrendered carbon emission credits to the federal authorities. As in previous years, the emission targets agreed with the Federal Offi ...>
29.06.2011 | General news
Carbon efficiency of new cars is increasing
2008
Preliminary data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) show that new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2010 are emitting 3.7 % less CO2 per kilometre travelled ...>
28.06.2011 | General news
Energy consumption higher than ever
2002
Swiss consumption 2010

In 2010, Switzerland’s overall energy consumption rose to the new record level of 911,550 terajoules, an increase of 4.4% over 2009. The main causes were the much colder weather, positive developments ...>
11.05.2011 | General news
Direct Air Capture of CO2 with chemicals is inefficient
1959
The American Physical Society just published the results of a two-year long study called "Direct Air Capture of CO2 with Chemicals". 13 internationally known scientists from the USA, Europe and Switze ...>
06.05.2011 | General news
Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area
1946
White Paper 2011

The European Commission adopted a roadmap of 40 concrete initiatives for the next decade to build a competitive transport system that will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fue ...>
29.04.2011 | General news
The Networker – new IHDP newsletter
1928
The newly-updated newsletter of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), called The Networker is replacing the E-zine. It will offer readers a new for ...>
29.04.2011 | General news
ESPERE: Information on the climate system
1927
...for schools and the world's citizens

ESPERE stands for Environmental Science Published for Everybody Round the Earth. It is a project funded by the European Commission with the aim to put up-to-date and accurate scientific information on ...>
27.04.2011 | General news
New Platform of the Swiss NGOs Active in Disaster Risk Reduction
1925
SDC and Swiss NGOs initiated in July 2010 a dialogue on the importance of DRR and Adaptation to Climate Change (ACC) practices and experiences. Subsequently, interested Swiss NGOs promoted the creatio ...>
27.04.2011 | General news
Launch of the mountain.TRIP website
1921
New community platform for sustainable mountain development

The goal of Mountain.TRIP is to provide stakeholders and practitioners with understandable forms of research-based information about mountain sustainability. Mountain.TRIP has started where other EU p ...>
18.04.2011 | General news
Greenhouse gas emission reductions are too slow
1781
Switzerland is not on track to reach the Kyoto target

In Switzerland, Greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 1.5 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2009. However, the emissions were still too high with regard to the Kyoto target. ...>
13.04.2011 | General news
Electricity consumption up 4% in 2010
1777
Electricity consumption in Switzerland increased by 4% in 2010 to 59.8 billion kilowatt hours (kWh). In every month of 2010, Switzerland's electricity consumption was between 1.9% and 6.8% higher than ...>
17.02.2011 | General news
COP 17 in Durban, South Africa from 28 November to 9 December 2011
1730
Deadline for signing up as NGO is March 1, 2011

NGO's who are interested to participate in the next climate conference in Durban, South Africa (COP17) must register before March 1, 2011. ...>
08.02.2011 | General news
IPCC Special Report "Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)"
1728
Call for governmental / scientific review of the revised draft by 1 April 2011

The second-order draft chapters and first-order draft of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) are now being made available for Government and Expert Review. ...>
08.02.2011 | General news
Survey on how to engage the social sciences and humanities community in research about Global Environmental Change
1727
Deadline for submission to IHDP International : 21 February

The International Human Dimension Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) seeks your input to expand its scope. The survey includes questions about your work and research methods, priority res ...>
03.02.2011 | General news
The Planet under Pressure World Conference - Call for parallel sessions
1725
Deadline for submission of sessions: 18 March 2011.

The Scientific Organizing Committee invites proposals for parallel sessions to the conference, which is jointly organized by the four world research programs WCRP, IGBP, IHDP, DIVERSITAS and the joint ...>
26.01.2011 | General news
Global temperatures in 2010
1628
Record or near-record year

The year 2010 is among the warmest since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850. The exact ranking depends on the data sources considered. However, the WMO, the Met Office (UK) and NASA ...>
25.01.2011 | General news
Workshop Knowledge, Learning and Societal Change (KLSC/IHDP) - the Swiss Contribution
1620
25 February 2011 , 9:15 - 16:30 in Bern

The KLSC project aims to better understand and explain the interplay between actions, knowledge and learning so that steps can be taken to enable adaptation to changing conditions and help societies m ...>
19.01.2011 | General news
Weather Extremes in a Changing Climate: Hindsight on Foresight
1600
A Snapshop of some Extreme Events over the Past Decade

The observed climate anomalies and the devastating weather events recorded in 2010 have further triggered the interest of the general public, governments, and media in knowing if we are likely to see ...>

2010

20.12.2010 | General news
Consistent Treatment of Uncertainties in the IPCC
1574
Guidance Notes for Lead Authors

Within the scope of the IPCC work program, a paper has been elaborated that provides guidance to the Lead Authors of the IPCC Assessment Reports on key aspects of their work. In particular, the guidan ...>