@luigijorio.bsky.social
#ClimateChange and #Energy journalist at #SWIswissinfo.ch, the international arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Have a look at my coverage: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/luigi-jorio/
Although the digital world may feel intangible and efficient, it’s a substantial contributor to environmental pollution and depleting the planet’s resources. @greenpeace.eu
Smartphones, streaming, AI: digital tech’s outsized climate impact in Switzerland
Everyday devices and online services sap the planet’s natural resources and add to climate change. But there are ways to make digital life greener.
www.swissinfo.ch
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Although the digital world may feel intangible and efficient, it’s a substantial contributor to environmental pollution and depleting the planet’s resources. @greenpeace.eu
Despite years of awareness campaigns and a national project to reduce waste, large amounts of edible food go directly from Swiss kitchens to the trash.
Why the Swiss waste more food than they think
Despite years of awareness campaigns and a national project to reduce waste, large amounts of edible food go directly from Swiss kitchens to the trash.
www.swissinfo.ch
January 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Despite years of awareness campaigns and a national project to reduce waste, large amounts of edible food go directly from Swiss kitchens to the trash.
The catastrophic collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how a mountainside could break up so violently – and what might come next.
Unstable slopes and warming peaks: scientists race to understand Blatten collapse
The collapse of the glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort.
www.swissinfo.ch
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The catastrophic collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how a mountainside could break up so violently – and what might come next.
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The #WSL #CCAMM research programme ends after eight years: researchers reveal how #climatechange is altering #naturalhazards in the Alps – and where action is now required.
More details in the news article: www.slf.ch/en/news/ccam...
More details in the news article: www.slf.ch/en/news/ccam...
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The #WSL #CCAMM research programme ends after eight years: researchers reveal how #climatechange is altering #naturalhazards in the Alps – and where action is now required.
More details in the news article: www.slf.ch/en/news/ccam...
More details in the news article: www.slf.ch/en/news/ccam...
More people are turning to courts to push states and companies to do more for the climate. What’s been the result? We asked one of the world’s leading experts in environmental law and climate litigation. @sabincenter.bsky.social
‘We cannot rely only on judges to drive the ecological transition’
More people are turning to courts to push states and companies to do more for the climate. What’s been the result? We asked one of the world’s leading experts.
www.swissinfo.ch
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
More people are turning to courts to push states and companies to do more for the climate. What’s been the result? We asked one of the world’s leading experts in environmental law and climate litigation. @sabincenter.bsky.social
Glaciers of the world - local melting and global impacts
Glaciers around the world - swissinfo.ch
From the Alps to the polar regions, glaciers around the world are retreating at an ever-increasing rate. Glacier melt contributes to sea level rise and threatens the water supply of hundreds of millio...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Glaciers of the world - local melting and global impacts
Zurich is home to a unique housing cooperative meant to model sustainable living. A decade on, some residents have found changing their habits to be more challenging than expected.
Living within planetary limits: Zurich’s 2,000-watt experiment
Zurich is home to a unique housing cooperative meant to model sustainable living. A decade on, some residents have found changing their habits to be more challenging than expected.
www.swissinfo.ch
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Zurich is home to a unique housing cooperative meant to model sustainable living. A decade on, some residents have found changing their habits to be more challenging than expected.
Against the backdrop of COP30 – the first United Nations climate conference held in the Amazon – Indigenous communities whose rainforest preservation efforts are key to climate solutions are facing new, violent threats as a UN carbon scheme struggles to take hold.
Drug trade and land grabs threaten Amazon communities on climate front lines
Discover the link between climate change-linked deforestation in the Amazon and the struggles of Indigenous communities against drug trafficking.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Against the backdrop of COP30 – the first United Nations climate conference held in the Amazon – Indigenous communities whose rainforest preservation efforts are key to climate solutions are facing new, violent threats as a UN carbon scheme struggles to take hold.
Four residents of the small Indonesian island of Pulau Pari have vowed to fight one of the most climate-damaging industries: cement. @greenpeace.eu
Four Indonesian islanders take on Swiss cement giant Holcim
A report from Pulau Pari, Indonesia, where four residents have vowed to fight a major Swiss company in one of the world's most polluting industries.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Four residents of the small Indonesian island of Pulau Pari have vowed to fight one of the most climate-damaging industries: cement. @greenpeace.eu
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CAT Global Update 2025 🚨 Ten years after the #ParisAgreement we see little to no measurable progress in warming projections - for the fourth consecutive year.
The 2035 #NDCs have made no difference to our warming outlook.
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_Global_2...
The 2035 #NDCs have made no difference to our warming outlook.
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_Global_2...
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
CAT Global Update 2025 🚨 Ten years after the #ParisAgreement we see little to no measurable progress in warming projections - for the fourth consecutive year.
The 2035 #NDCs have made no difference to our warming outlook.
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_Global_2...
The 2035 #NDCs have made no difference to our warming outlook.
🔗 bit.ly/CAT_Global_2...
"Developed countries should not use Article 6 (of Paris Agreement) to meet their climate targets. They bear significant historical responsibility for emissions and must prioritise domestic action", says Federica Dossi of @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social. @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social
Emission reductions: the countries doing the ‘dirty work’ for Switzerland
Switzerland has pioneered international carbon offsetting under the terms of the Paris Agreement. But the practice has generated fresh concerns and criticism.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Developed countries should not use Article 6 (of Paris Agreement) to meet their climate targets. They bear significant historical responsibility for emissions and must prioritise domestic action", says Federica Dossi of @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social. @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social
“Today we are fully capable of giving up fossil fuels, both for heating buildings and for transportation,” says Martine Rebetez, professor of applied climatology at the University of Neuchâtel and the @wslresearch.bsky.social. @ethz.ch
We can still solve the climate crisis -here's how
Greenhouse gas emissions and temperatures continue to rise around the world. But there are solutions, say researchers in Switzerland who took part in Swissinfo's survey on the state of the climate.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
“Today we are fully capable of giving up fossil fuels, both for heating buildings and for transportation,” says Martine Rebetez, professor of applied climatology at the University of Neuchâtel and the @wslresearch.bsky.social. @ethz.ch
“Discouragement and sadness prevail when I consider what has been done politically,” says Sonia Seneviratne, climatologist at @ethz.ch. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social @retoknutti.bsky.social
The emotional side of climate science
Climate change not only has visible effects on ecosystems. It also has an emotional and psychological impact on those who study it.
www.swissinfo.ch
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“Discouragement and sadness prevail when I consider what has been done politically,” says Sonia Seneviratne, climatologist at @ethz.ch. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social @retoknutti.bsky.social
The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will not be achieved. We outline the possible consequences of crossing this threshold for life on Earth and in Switzerland, a country already heavily affected by rising temperatures. @wmo-global.bsky.social
The effects of 1.5°C global warming in Switzerland and beyond
The goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is out of reach. What are the consequences for life on Earth?
www.swissinfo.ch
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will not be achieved. We outline the possible consequences of crossing this threshold for life on Earth and in Switzerland, a country already heavily affected by rising temperatures. @wmo-global.bsky.social
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, a survey of climate scientists in Switzerland shows they no longer expect the world to limit warming to 1.5°C. On average, they expect warming of 2.5°C by 2100. @ethz.ch @unibe.ch @unil.bsky.social
Climate experts in Switzerland: 1.5 degree target is out of reach
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, a survey of Swiss climate scientists shows they no longer expect the world to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
www.swissinfo.ch
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, a survey of climate scientists in Switzerland shows they no longer expect the world to limit warming to 1.5°C. On average, they expect warming of 2.5°C by 2100. @ethz.ch @unibe.ch @unil.bsky.social
“The decade following the Paris Agreement in 2015 saw an unprecedented acceleration in wind and solar generation growth like no other electricity technology has seen before,” Kostantsa Rangelova, an analyst at @ember-energy.org.
Will the sun still shine on renewable energy tomorrow?
The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change boosted renewable energy in Switzerland and around the world.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“The decade following the Paris Agreement in 2015 saw an unprecedented acceleration in wind and solar generation growth like no other electricity technology has seen before,” Kostantsa Rangelova, an analyst at @ember-energy.org.
The glaciers of the Pamirs in Central Asia were among the few in the world that remained stable – or even grew – as others melted. According to a study, this anomaly may have come to an end. @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Central Asian glaciers resisted climate change. That may be ending.
The glaciers of the Pamirs in Central Asia were among the few in the world that remained stable – or even grew – as others melted. According to a study, this anomaly may have come to an end.
www.swissinfo.ch
October 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The glaciers of the Pamirs in Central Asia were among the few in the world that remained stable – or even grew – as others melted. According to a study, this anomaly may have come to an end. @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Farmers around the world are adapting to rising temperatures. In Switzerland they are experimenting with new crops that can withstand heat and drought. @sustainablefarming.bsky.social @fao.org
Sushi rice instead of potatoes? Swiss agriculture adapts to climate change
Farmers are adapting to rising temperatures. In Switzerland they are experimenting with new crops that can withstand heat and drought
www.swissinfo.ch
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Farmers around the world are adapting to rising temperatures. In Switzerland they are experimenting with new crops that can withstand heat and drought. @sustainablefarming.bsky.social @fao.org
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[2/2] This year’s melt was driven by a snow-poor winter and summer heatwaves. Glaciers below 3k m lost over 2 m of ice. Shrinking glaciers also destabilize mountains, as seen in May, when a rock–ice avalanche buried Blatten in the Lötschental.
🔗 to #GLAMOS report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
🔗 to #GLAMOS report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
October 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
[2/2] This year’s melt was driven by a snow-poor winter and summer heatwaves. Glaciers below 3k m lost over 2 m of ice. Shrinking glaciers also destabilize mountains, as seen in May, when a rock–ice avalanche buried Blatten in the Lötschental.
🔗 to #GLAMOS report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
🔗 to #GLAMOS report: doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
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[1/2] 📢 GLAMOS @scnat.ch press release out today: Swiss glaciers lost another 3% of their volume in 2025, the 4th-largest decline ever measured. In just 10 years, they’ve lost a quarter of their ice mass. Over 1k small glaciers have already vanished.
🔗 to press release: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/9d...
🔗 to press release: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/9d...
October 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
[1/2] 📢 GLAMOS @scnat.ch press release out today: Swiss glaciers lost another 3% of their volume in 2025, the 4th-largest decline ever measured. In just 10 years, they’ve lost a quarter of their ice mass. Over 1k small glaciers have already vanished.
🔗 to press release: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/9d...
🔗 to press release: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/9d...
“This year turned out to be a little less extreme than we feared", says Matthias Huss, director of GLAMOS. “However, what worries me is that we’re getting used to these very negative years. It’s a new normal, but one that shouldn’t be there.” @matthias-huss.bsky.social @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Alpine glaciers are melting even on the highest peaks
Swiss glaciers have lost a quarter of their volume in 10 years. Climate change is accelerating melting even at high altitudes
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October 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
“This year turned out to be a little less extreme than we feared", says Matthias Huss, director of GLAMOS. “However, what worries me is that we’re getting used to these very negative years. It’s a new normal, but one that shouldn’t be there.” @matthias-huss.bsky.social @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Holcim holds the first line of defence for all companies worldwide whose business harm the climate.
Green promises: the two faces of the Swiss cement giant Holcim
On the very day Holcim is fighting against a climate lawsuit in a court in Zug, the Swiss cement company is promoting its Net Zero plans at a congress just a few kilometres down the road.
www.swissinfo.ch
September 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Holcim holds the first line of defence for all companies worldwide whose business harm the climate.
Residents of Pulau Pari, a small island in Indonesia, accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence. @ecchr.bsky.social @sabincenter.bsky.social
Climate crisis: Indonesian islanders sue Swiss company Holcim
Inhabitants of Indonesia's Pulau Pari island accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence.
www.swissinfo.ch
September 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Residents of Pulau Pari, a small island in Indonesia, accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence. @ecchr.bsky.social @sabincenter.bsky.social
Climate crisis: Indonesian islanders sue Swiss company Holcim
Inhabitants of Indonesia's Pulau Pari island accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence.
www.swissinfo.ch
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Residents of Pulau Pari, a small island in Indonesia, accuse Swiss cement giant Holcim of contributing to the climate crisis that threatens their existence. @ecchr.bsky.social @sabincenter.bsky.social