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In the last two days. switzerland is holding a referendum on measures to make the country carbon neutral by 2040. money will be invested to help businesses and homes switch to renewables. around 4,000 people opposing a new high speed train line between italy and france have clashed with french police. protesters say the 57 kilometre project will disrupt the surrounding alpine environment. 0pponents argue it could ease the amount of lorries on the roads. to spain now. we've been reporting on the impact of the ongoing drought in what's been the driest spring there in decades. 0ne place that's se...

He's now been remanded into custody and will appear at nottingham crown court on tuesday. voters in switzerland have backed government proposals designed to cut fossil fuel use and reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. 59% approved the measures in a referendum. let's go straight to geneva — and our correspondent imogen foulkes. it isa it is a very convincing result and quite a big moment for switzerland. it is. there are two key things that lead to the really very convincing support for these measures. first, the really devastating effect that global warming is having on the alpine enviro...

More than 7% of all mountain forests have been destroyed during the past two decades, according to a new study published in the journal One Earth. Using high-resolution satellite data and maps of mountain terrains, researchers found that 780,000 square kilometers (301,000 square miles) of mountain forest — an area the size of Texas or […]

Montenegro�*s long—serving president, milo djukanovic, will face a run—off election next month after no candidate secured 50% of the first—round votes. his challenger is a pro—western economist, jakov milatovic. sunday's vote came amid a year—long political crisis. environmental scientists around the world spent the last eight years analysing evidence about the climate crisis. their work for the united nations will be revealed this monday, in the town of interlaken, high in the swiss alps. the report will become the benchmark for all discussions by politicians and governments on ho...

Sunday's vote came amid a year—long political crisis. environmental scientists around the world spent the last eight years analysing evidence about the climate crisis. their work, for the united nations, will be revealed this monday, in the town of interlaken, high in the swiss alps. the report will become the benchmark for all discussions by politicians and governments on how to respond to the growing threat the planet faces. and as our climate editor justin rowlatt has been discovering, there's already clear evidence of dramatic change in the surrounding alpine environment. dave searle is ...