Switzerland could be energy independent and carbon neutral by the year 2050, according to a study by the EPFL in Lausanne.
It could also be 30% cheaper.
But it would need a massive rise in solar and wind power. The figures assume 60% of roofs would have solar panels installed – which is described as a massive underexploited resource – and build more windfarms.
While the need to be carbon neutral is a commitment in law, it isn’t legally necessary to be energy independent.
'On the Water Festival' great success
Nearly 3,000 people took to Lake Geneva on Saturday for the second edition of the ‘On The Water Geneva Festival’ — dancing from their boats to music blasted out in 360 degrees from a floating barge.
Nearly a million for Zurich parade
Around 900,000 dance music fans turned out for Zurich’s 33rd Street Parade on Saturday — despite the heat.
Woman found dead on Mont-Blanc
A Russian mountaineer in her sixties has been found dead in a crevasse on the Glacier du Tour on Mont Blanc.
Sugar beet crop wiped out
Sugar beet farmers are facing a disastrous harvest, with drought and extreme heat killing crops before they mature.
Summer ski areas close
Saas-Fee has become the latest ski resort to suspend summer skiing because of the heat.
Russia gets involved with upcoming neutrality vote
Russia is openly campaigning for a yes vote on the upcoming neutrality referendum.
