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☆ Tens of Thousands Demand Climate Action in Swiss Capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 60,000 protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday demanding tougher policies to combat climate change, organisers said, less than a month ahead of a national election. Such large protests are rare in Switzerland and show growing public frustration with the pace of policy-making to combat global warming despite ample evidence of its impact. "Many have been losing hope because the government is approving new roads and delaying the climate law. "Parliament, with its bourgeois majority, is preventing rapid, consistent and effective climate protection," the Green Party said. Its voters approved a draft climate law in June that aims to cut emissions to net zero by 2050 by giving financial incentives for firms and consumers to switch to renewables.

Persons: Georg Klingler, Emma Farge, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Greenpeace, Green Party Locations: GENEVA, Swiss, Bern, Switzerland

☆ Tens of thousands demand climate action in Swiss capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Protesters gather demanding policies to combat climate change in Bern, Switzerland September 30, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Setayesh Ansari/Instagram @setayesh.ans via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsGENEVA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - More than 60,000 protesters gathered in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday demanding tougher policies to combat climate change, organisers said, less than a month ahead of a national election. "Many have been losing hope because the government is approving new roads and delaying the climate law. Switzerland's policies are deemed "insufficient" by research consortium Climate Action Tracker. Its voters approved a draft climate law in June that aims to cut emissions to net zero by 2050 by giving financial incentives for firms and consumers to switch to renewables.

Persons: Setayesh Ansari, Instagram @setayesh.ans, Georg Klingler, Emma Farge, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Protesters, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Greenpeace, Green Party, Thomson Locations: Bern, Switzerland, Swiss

“With us, you know what you get, which is rare nowadays!” Alexandre Edelmann, head of Presence Switzerland, a government agency that promotes the country abroad, says in an email. “People love our country without always knowing why,” says Jacques Pitteloud, Switzerland’s ambassador to the U.S. and a veteran diplomat. We are constantly leading the pack in terms of innovation.”This is evident in the prominent role Switzerland plays in some key areas of the global economy. Acknowledging "the elephant in the room," Pitteloud says Switzerland and the EU have "a complex relationship." And as a relatively small, landlocked country in which many areas are difficult to inhabit due to terrain, Switzerland is facing challenges related to population and resources.

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